author
Alice J. Knight
Best known for a concise 1917 biography of Bartolomé de las Casas, this early twentieth-century writer focused on a figure who challenged the brutal treatment of Indigenous peoples in the Americas. Her surviving public record is thin, which gives her work an unusual air of mystery.
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Las Casas: "The Apostle of the Indies"
by Alice J. Knight
About the author
Alice J. Knight is the author of Las Casas: "The Apostle of the Indies", published in 1917 by The Neale Publishing Company. Public catalog and library records linked to her name are sparse, and the book is the main work that can be confirmed from the sources reviewed.
Her book tells the story of Bartolomé de las Casas, the Spanish Dominican friar remembered for defending Indigenous peoples during the age of Spanish colonization. In a brief, accessible format, Knight presents his moral and spiritual development for general readers rather than specialists.
Because so little verified biographical information about Knight is readily available, the author herself remains somewhat elusive. What does come through clearly is her interest in history, biography, and questions of conscience, reform, and human dignity.