Reproduction of the original: Autobiography of Ma-Ka-Tai-Me-She-Kiak, or Black Hawk by Black Hawk
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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. “My reason ...
Sauk Indian chief Black Hawk tells his life story from his childhood to fighting the Black Hawk War and finally living in peace with the white man.
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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.
Kerry A. Trask gives new and vivid life to the heroic efforts of Black Hawk and his men, illuminating the tragic history of frontier America through the eyes of those who were cast aside in the pursuit of the new nation's manifest destiny.
His status came from leading war parties as a young man, and from his leadership of a band of Sauks during the Black Hawk War of 1832. This is his Autobiography.
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.
Here, Patrick J. Jung re-examines the causes, course, and consequences of the ensuing war with the United States, a conflict that decimated Black Hawk's band.
Black Hawk, born Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak, 1767 - October 3, 1838, was a band leader and warrior of the Sauk American Indian tribe in what is now the Midwest of the United States.After an extended period of mourning for his father, Black ...