Black Hawk: An Autobiography (Prairie State Books) - Softcover

Hawk, Black

 
9780252723254: Black Hawk: An Autobiography (Prairie State Books)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0252723252 ISBN 13: 9780252723254
Publisher: University of Illinois Press, 1975

Synopsis

A classic of Native American literature and US history, the autobiography of the Sauk warrior Black Hawk (Ma-Ka-Tai-Me-She-Kia-Kiak in the Sauk language) offers an eyewitness account of the conflict between Indigenous peoples and white colonists on the Illinois frontier. But it also provides one of the most vivid Native descriptions of Indigenous life and beliefs before and during colonization of the Mississippi Valley. The University of Illinois Press edition is the definitive 1833 text edited by Donald Jackson.

A foundational document, Black Hawk: An Autobiography is both an unsparing record of America's genocide against Native American peoples and the moving self-portrait of an extraordinary man.

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About the Author

Ma-Ka-Tai-Me-She-Kia-Kiak, also known as Black Hawk (1767-1838), dictated his autobiography in 1833 while in custody at Jefferson Barracks in Missouri.

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Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Publication date
1975
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0252723252
ISBN 13 
9780252723254
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
192
Editor
Jackson Donald