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Norman B. (Norman Barton) Wood
1857–1933
A Baptist minister, lecturer, and writer, he published works that tried to document African American achievement and profile well-known Native leaders for a broad readership. His books reflect the reform-minded, often contradictory world of turn-of-the-century American nonfiction.
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Lives of Famous Indian Chiefs From Cofachiqui, the Indian Princess, and Powhatan; down to and including Chief Joseph and Geronimo. Also an answer, from the latest research, of the query, Whence came the Indian? Together with a number of thrillingly interesting Indian stories and anecdotes from history
by Norman B. (Norman Barton) Wood
About the author
Born in 1857 and later based in Aurora, Illinois, Norman Barton Wood was an American Baptist minister, lecturer, and author. He wrote during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, using history and biography to reach general readers rather than a purely academic audience.
Wood is best known for books such as The White Side of a Black Subject, A New Negro for a New Century (written with Fannie Barrier Williams and Daniel Wallace Culp), and Lives of Famous Indian Chiefs. These works focused on African American history and achievement as well as biographical sketches of Native leaders, showing his interest in race, public uplift, and popular historical writing.
Read now, his work offers both information and a window into the attitudes of his era. He died in 1933, leaving behind books that remain of interest to readers exploring early American writing about race, reform, and public history.