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The Indian chief as tragic hero : native resistance and the literatures of America, from Moctezuma to Tecumseh / Gordon M. Sayre.
The leaders of anti-colonial wars of resistance - Metacom, Pontiac, Tecumseh and Cuauhtemoc - spread fear across the frontiers of North America. However, after their defeat, they became martyrs. Gordon Sayre analyses the tragedies and epics written aboutthese leaders and explores their own speeches and strategies.
Record details
- ISBN: 0807829706
- ISBN: 9780807829707
- ISBN: 0807856320
- ISBN: 9780807856321
- Physical Description: x, 357 pages : illustrations, genealogical tables ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2005.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-341) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- From enemy to hero -- Moctezuma -- Metacom -- Pontiac -- Logan -- The Natchez -- The Pueblo revolt -- Tecumseh.
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- Subject:
- Tecumseh, 1768?-1813.
Pontiac, chef Outaouais, m. 1769.
American literature > History and criticism.
Indians in literature.
Indians of North America > Kings and rulers > Biography > History and criticism.
Indians of North America > Wars > Historiography.
American drama (Tragedy) > History and criticism.
Indians of North America > Historiography.
Heroes in literature.
American drama (Tragedy)
American literature.
Heroes in literature.
Indians in literature.
Indians of North America > Historiography. - Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | PS 173 .I6 S29 2005 | 289367 | Stacks | Available | - |
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