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Book Life  Letters and Speeches

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  • Author : George Copway
  • Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
  • Release : 2006-04-01
  • ISBN : 9780803264632
  • Pages : 272 pages

Download or read book Life Letters and Speeches written by George Copway and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2006-04-01 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George Copway (Kahgegagahbowh, 1818?69), an Ojibwe writer and lecturer, rose to prominence in American literary, political, and social circles during the mid-nineteenth century. His colorful, kaleidoscopic life took him from the tiny Ojibwe village of his youth to the halls of state legislatures throughout the eastern United States and eventually overseas. Copway converted to Methodism as a teenager and traveled throughout the Midwest as a missionary, becoming a forceful and energetic spokesperson for temperance and the rights and sovereignty of Indians, lecturing to large crowds in the United States and Europe, and founding a newspaper devoted to Native issues. ø One of the first Native American autobiographies, Life, Letters and Speeches chronicles Copway's unique and often difficult cultural journey, vividly portraying the freedom of his early childhood, the dramatic moment of his spiritual awakening to Methodism, the rewards and frustrations of missionary work, his desperate race home to warn of a pending Sioux attack, and the harrowing rescue of his son from drowning.

Book Mississauga Portraits

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  • Author : Donald B. Smith
  • Publisher : University of Toronto Press
  • Release : 2013-06-28
  • ISBN : 1442666692
  • Pages : 497 pages

Download or read book Mississauga Portraits written by Donald B. Smith and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2013-06-28 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The word “Mississauga” is the name British Canadian settlers used for the Ojibwe on the north of Lake Ontario – now the most urbanized region in what is now Canada. The Ojibwe of this area in the early and mid-nineteenth century lived through a time of considerable threat to the survival of the First Nations, as they lost much of their autonomy, and almost all of their traditional territory. Donald B. Smith’s Mississauga Portraits recreates the lives of eight Ojibwe who lived during this period – all of whom are historically important and interesting figures, and seven of whom have never before received full biographical treatment. Each portrait is based on research drawn from an extensive collection of writings and recorded speeches by southern Ontario Ojibwe themselves, along with secondary sources. These documents – uncovered over the 40 years that Smith has spent researching and writing about the Ojibwe – represent the richest source of personal First Nations writing in Canada from the mid-nineteenth century. Mississauga Portraits is a sequel to Smith’s immensely popular Sacred Feathers, which provided a detailed biography of Mississauga chief and Methodist minister Peter Jones (1802–1856). The first chapter in Mississauga Portraits on Jones tightly links the two books, which together give readers a vivid composite picture of life in mid-nineteenth-century Aboriginal Canada.

Book Bibliotheca Americana

Download or read book Bibliotheca Americana written by Joseph Sabin and published by . This book was released on 1871 with total page 590 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Dictionary of Books  relating to America  From its Discovery to the Present Time

Download or read book Dictionary of Books relating to America From its Discovery to the Present Time written by Joseph Sabin and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2021-10-28 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1871.

Book A Dictionary of Books Relating to America

Download or read book A Dictionary of Books Relating to America written by Joseph Sabin and published by . This book was released on 1871 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Civilizing the Wilderness

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  • Author : A.A. (Andy) den Otter
  • Publisher : University of Alberta
  • Release : 2012-07-02
  • ISBN : 0888646763
  • Pages : 473 pages

Download or read book Civilizing the Wilderness written by A.A. (Andy) den Otter and published by University of Alberta. This book was released on 2012-07-02 with total page 473 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this collection of essays, A.A. den Otter explores the meaning of the concepts "civilizing" and "wilderness" within an 1850s Euro-British North American context. At the time, den Otter argues, these concepts meant something quite different than they do today. Through careful readings and researches of a variety of lesser known individuals and events, den Otter teases out the striking dichotomy between "civilizing" and "wilderness," leading readers to a new understanding of the relationship between newcomers and Native peoples, and the very lands they inhabited. Historians and non-specialists with an interest in western Canadian native, settler, and environmental-economic history will be deeply rewarded by reading Civilizing the Wilderness.

Book A dictionary of books relating to America

Download or read book A dictionary of books relating to America written by Joseph Sabin and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2022-07-29 with total page 577 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1871.

Book Handbook of Native American Literature

Download or read book Handbook of Native American Literature written by Andrew Wiget and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-06-17 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Handbook of Native American Literature is a unique, comprehensive, and authoritative guide to the oral and written literatures of Native Americans. It lays the perfect foundation for understanding the works of Native American writers. Divided into three major sections, Native American Oral Literatures, The Historical Emergence of Native American Writing, and A Native American Renaissance: 1967 to the Present, it includes 22 lengthy essays, written by scholars of the Association for the Study of American Indian Literatures. The book features reports on the oral traditions of various tribes and topics such as the relation of the Bible, dreams, oratory, humor, autobiography, and federal land policies to Native American literature. Eight additional essays cover teaching Native American literature, new fiction, new theater, and other important topics, and there are bio-critical essays on more than 40 writers ranging from William Apes (who in the early 19th century denounced white society's treatment of his people) to contemporary poet Ray Young Bear. Packed with information that was once scattered and scarce, the Handbook of NativeAmerican Literature -a valuable one-volume resource-is sure to appeal to everyone interested in Native American history, culture, and literature. Previously published in cloth as The Dictionary of Native American Literature

Book The Missionary Lives

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  • Author : Terrence L. Craig
  • Publisher : BRILL
  • Release : 2016-05-18
  • ISBN : 9004319999
  • Pages : 190 pages

Download or read book The Missionary Lives written by Terrence L. Craig and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2016-05-18 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a survey of the life writings by and about Canadian missionaries at home and abroad, over the last one hundred and thirty years. A general missionary history of Canada appears first, to introduce separate chapters on the forms and themes of this body of literature. The critical problems presented by writing that has resisted modern and post-modern developments are discussed. Partial and fictional life writing, as well as marginal forms, are also explored. The book concludes with general statements about the whole of this literature and its effects. The first attempt at a comprehensive bibliography of Canadian missionary life writing is appended.

Book Edinburgh Companion to Atlantic Literary Studies

Download or read book Edinburgh Companion to Atlantic Literary Studies written by Leslie Eckel and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2016-09-20 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New and original collection of scholarly essays examining the literary complexities of the Atlantic world systemThis Companion offers a critical overview of the diverse and dynamic field of Atlantic literary studies, with contributions by distinguished scholars on a series of topics that define the area. The essays focus on literature and culture from first contact to the present, exploring fruitful Atlantic connections across space and time, across national cultures, and embracing literature, culture and society. This research collection proposes that the analysis of literature and culture does not depend solely upon geographical setting to uncover textual meaning. Instead, it offers Atlantic connections based around migration, race, gender and sexuality, ecologies, and other significant ideological crossovers in the Atlantic World. The result is an exciting new critical map written by leading international researchers of a lively and expanding field. Key FeaturesOffers an introduction to the growing field of Atlantic literary studies by showcasing current work engaged in debate around historical, cultural and literary issues in the Atlantic WorldIncludes 26 newly-commissioned scholarly essays by leading experts in Atlantic literary studiesFuses breadth of historical knowledge with depth of literary scholarshipConsiders the full range of intercultural encounters around and across the Atlantic Ocean

Book Native American Representations

Download or read book Native American Representations written by Gretchen M. Bataille and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2001-12-01 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Profiles the teacher who died with the NASA crew when the Challenger exploded in 1986, and describes the various ways her enthusiasm for learning and exploration, determination to teach children, and love of life continues all over the world.

Book The Oxford Handbook of Nineteenth Century American Literature

Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Nineteenth Century American Literature written by Russ Castronovo and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2014-02 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Oxford Handbook of Nineteenth-Century American Literature will offer a cutting-edge assessment of the period's literature, offering readers practical insights and proactive strategies for exploring novels, poems, and other literary creations.