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King of the Delawares: Teedyuscung, 1700-1763, by Anthony F.C. Wallace.
Teedyuscung's unhappy story reveals much about the history and fate of the Indians who originally inhabited the land that became Pennsylvania. His personal history testifies to the changes wrought in the Indians' lives by their encounter with Europeans. Teedyuscung was born among Delaware Indians who lived near modern Trenton, New Jersey, in close contact with colonial society. Like many of his kin and neighbors, Teedyuscung grew up wearing European clothing and relying on iron axes and knives and other European-made goods for daily tasks. He learned to speak some English, converted to Christianity, and lived briefly in a missionary village on the Lehigh River. By the time Teedyuscung proclaimed himself "King of the Delawares," the pressures of the fur trade, missionary activity, and colonial settlement had soured European-Indian relations in Pennsylvania.
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- Physical Description: xiii, 305 pages maps 23 cm
- Publisher: Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Press, 1949.
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- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- The Delawares -- The walking purchase -- "Gideon" -- Flight from grace -- A high wind rising -- Petticoats, tomahawks, and black wampum -- Fear -- He who makes the earth tremble -- Mutiny at Fort Allen -- This land is my inheritance -- Quaker politics and proprietary honor -- The land affair which is dirt -- Peace in the West -- The dream -- A bird on a bough -- The forbidden trail -- Powder famine -- Royal investigation -- Death in the valley.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | BIO TEED WALL 1949 | 288149 | Biography | Reshelving | - |
Summary:
Teedyuscung's unhappy story reveals much about the history and fate of the Indians who originally inhabited the land that became Pennsylvania. His personal history testifies to the changes wrought in the Indians' lives by their encounter with Europeans. Teedyuscung was born among Delaware Indians who lived near modern Trenton, New Jersey, in close contact with colonial society. Like many of his kin and neighbors, Teedyuscung grew up wearing European clothing and relying on iron axes and knives and other European-made goods for daily tasks. He learned to speak some English, converted to Christianity, and lived briefly in a missionary village on the Lehigh River. By the time Teedyuscung proclaimed himself "King of the Delawares," the pressures of the fur trade, missionary activity, and colonial settlement had soured European-Indian relations in Pennsylvania.