Indian Biography; Vol. 2 (of 2) Or, An Historical Account of Those Individuals Who Have Been Distinguished among the North American Natives as Orators, Warriors, Statesmen, and Other Remarkable Characters

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Indian Biography; Vol. 2 (of 2) Or, An Historical Account of Those Individuals Who Have Been Distinguished among the North American Natives as Orators, Warriors, Statesmen, and Other Remarkable Characters

by B. B. (Benjamin Bussey) Thatcher

EN·~10 hours·29 chapters

Chapters

29 total

{Transcriber's Note: Quotation marks have been standardized to modern usage. Footnotes have been placed to immediately follow the paragraphs referencing them. Transcriber's notes are in curly braces; square brackets and parentheses indicate original content.}

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ORATORS, WARRIORS, STATESMEN,

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NEW-YORK: - PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY J. & J. HARPER,

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1832.

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INDIAN BIOGRAPHY.

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CHAPTER I.

28:59

CHAPTER II.

19:00

CHAPTER III.

29:27

CHAPTER IV.

40:54

CHAPTER V.

24:42

Description

This volume gathers the lives of Native leaders who shaped New England’s early history, presenting their stories in a clear, narrative style. Readers meet figures such as the powerful sachem Nanepashemet, his widow known as the Squaw‑Sachem, and their sons Sagamore John and Sagamore James, each navigating the turbulent arrival of English settlers.

The chapters detail their tribal governance, land negotiations, and occasional clashes with colonists, offering vivid anecdotes of council meetings, court appearances, and personal alliances. Through accounts of war, diplomacy, and everyday exchanges—wampum, tools, and cloth—the book paints a nuanced picture of how these individuals negotiated survival and authority amid rapid change.

Ideal for listeners intrigued by the early colonial era, the work blends scholarly detail with engaging storytelling, bringing forgotten voices to life and illuminating the complex relationships that defined the first decades of European‑Native contact.

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Indian Biography; Vol. 2 (of 2) Or, An Historical Account of Those Individuals Who Have Been Distinguished among the North American Natives as Orators, Warriors, Statesmen, and Other Remarkable Characters Or, An Historical Account of Those Individuals Who Have Been Distinguished among the North American Natives as Orators, Warriors, Statesmen, and Other Remarkable Characters

Language

en

Duration

~10 hours (586K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Roger Burch with scans from the Internet Archive.

Release date

2017-01-29

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

B. B. (Benjamin Bussey) Thatcher

B. B. (Benjamin Bussey) Thatcher

1809–1840

A promising American writer, editor, and lawyer from Maine, he published lively works on early American history and biography before dying young at just 30. His books range from portraits of Indigenous leaders to a memoir of Phillis Wheatley and stories tied to the Boston Tea Party.

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