Notable American Indians: Indiana & Adjacent States - Softcover

McPherson, Alan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1425998895 ISBN 13: 9781425998899

Publisher: AuthorHouse, 2007

Synopsis

Due primarily to a lack of accurate data, little has been written regarding the life histories of individual American Indians. Biographical Indian sketches that have been published are about a few outstanding individuals, mainly leaders in warfare, such as Tecumseh, Weyapiersenwah or Blue Jacket, and Meshekinnoquah or Little Turtle. The authors of this volume have compiled a broad range of biographical data and have woven them into rewarding personal stories about Indian leaders of the lower Midwest (1700-1850) that will engage the reader's attention. In this book, the reader will discover what life was like for thirty-one notable American Indians of the Miami, Potawatomi Shawnee and Delaware tribes. Many of these notables include renowned warriors and patriots of the Indian cause during the 18th and 19th centuries however, several individuals are peace chiefs and religious leaders, women and white captives. For many of these subjects, their lives were interwoven with each other. In the gathering of this book, the authors have pored over letters, diaries, reports, books and internet and have traveled around the Midwest researching historical society archives, libraries and historic sites. Accompanying the biographies are individual pen and ink drawings that add visual interest to the pages. The authors write with a concerned passion about the historic Indian subjects they selected from the history pages of an earlier time. The reader of American Indian history will profoundly benefit from this biographical compilation that is highly readable and informative.

About this title

About the Author:

Alan J. McPherson is a regional freelance author of several books about Indiana, including Indian Names in Indiana. He is a graduate of Ball State University and holds advanced degrees from Indiana University. McPherson has cultivated a life long interest in the American Indian particularly Indians of his home state, Indiana. James Carr graduated from Ball State University with a degree in history and English and has worked as a freelance writer and newpaper journalist. Carr also has held a life long interest in Native Americans of Indiana and neighboring Midwestern states.

About this edition

• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1425998895
• ISBN 13: 9781425998899
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256