With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Black Hawk's Autobiography of Ma-Ka-Tai-Me-She-Kia-Kiak is a classic of Native American literature reimagined for modern readers.
Autobiography of Ma-Ka-Tai-Me-She-Kia-Kiak - Or Black Hawk - By Black Hawk American Indians Black Hawk (1767 – October 3, 1838) was a leader and warrior of the Sauk American Indian tribe in what is now the United States.
The story Black Hawk tells is a vivid one of life on the prairie, rich with tradition and meaning, but riven equally by war and bloodshed.
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high...
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations.
Reproduction of the original: Autobiography of Ma-Ka-Tai-Me-She-Kiak, or Black Hawk by Black Hawk
The last portion of the volume provides a detailed account of the Black Hawk War. Three illustrations, an appendix, and a new full-name index add to the value of this extraordinary book.
Hardcover reprint of the original 1882 edition - beautifully bound in brown cloth covers featuring titles stamped in gold, 8vo - 6x9. No adjustments have been made to the original text, giving readers the full antiquarian experience.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.