Autobiographies of Two Famous Native Americans

Download or read book Autobiographies of Two Famous Native Americans written by Black Hawk and published by . This book was released on 2017-11-27 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Autobiographies of Two Famous Native Americans. Told in their own words. Black Hawk and Geronimo are two of the most famous Native Americans from the 19th Century. Both men dictated their autobiographies for posterity, Black Hawk to J.B. Patterson, and Geronimo to S.M. Barrett. This volume contains both autobiographies. Black Hawk: Several different versions of this book were published, each with its own footnotes, endnotes, maps, photographs, and extra sections detailing events such as: what happened to Black Hawk after he finished dictating his life story and the Black Hawk War as told from other perspectives. This book includes ALL that information, compiled and reformatted. Inside you will find: The dictated autobiography. All footnotes from the Quaife Edition. All endnotes from the Patterson Edition, giving context and history to many points mentioned in the main text. Maps and Photographs. Details of Black Hawk's life after his surrender. The Black Hawk War - A chapter telling the story of the Black Hawk War from the perspective of the other side, with reminiscences from soldiers, and reports from the commanders. An appendix detailing the situation in the area of the War after hostilities ceased. Geronimo: The remarkable life and exploits of the famous chief, as told by himself and illustrated with over 20 photographs. As well as describing his struggles against the Mexican and U.S. armies, Geronimo also gives a detailed account of the Sioux people, their legends and customs. This work is not a cheap scan or the result of copying and pasting; It contains no missing pages, areas of blurred or missing text, photocopier's fingers, coffee stains, or other scanning artifacts. It has all of the original text and pictures, retyped and reformatted in an easy to read format.