Project Gutenberg 2006-04-30 Public domain in the USA. 94 Drake, Benjamin 1794 1841 Great Indian Chief of the West; Or, Life and Adventures of Black Hawk Reading ease score: 61.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by richyfourtytwo Janet Blenkinship and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Great Indian Chief of the West; Or, Life and Adventures of Black Hawk" by Drake is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The narrative focuses on the life of Black Hawk, a prominent leader of the Sac and Fox tribes, chronicling his experiences, battles, and the complex relations between Native Americans and the United States government. The book delves into not only his adventures but also the broader context of the struggles faced by his people during a transformative period in American history. The opening of the work introduces readers to the historical backdrop of the Sac and Fox tribes, providing essential context regarding their origins and social structures. It discusses their struggle against encroachment by settlers, treaties made with the United States, and the resulting conflicts, including the infamous Black Hawk War. The text sets a critical tone regarding U.S. policies towards Native Americans and hints at Black Hawk's pivotal role in both his tribe's resistance and the broader narrative of Indian resistance against American expansion. Through the initial chapters, the author aims to awaken the public to the injustices faced by these tribes during this tumultuous period, encouraging a more compassionate understanding of their history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Black Hawk, Sauk chief, 1767-1838 Black Hawk War, 1832 Keokuk, Sauk chief, 1780?-1848 Sauk Indians -- History Fox Indians -- History E011 Text Native America Browsing: History - American 508717 508731 2024-11-08T07:06:45.018522 2023-09-08T08:57:56.779485 text/html text/html 508487 2006-04-30T08:50:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 468661 2006-04-30T08:50:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 593781 2024-11-08T07:06:56.091733 application/epub+zip 598428 2024-11-08T07:06:49.552803 application/epub+zip 245194 2024-11-08T07:06:47.853825 application/epub+zip 907184 2024-11-08T07:07:00.959711 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 860999 2024-11-08T07:06:54.715774 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 335799 2022-09-08T15:43:00.728522 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 452473 452369 2024-11-08T07:06:44.028342 2023-09-08T08:57:55.938463 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 452183 2006-04-30T08:50:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 162580 2006-04-30T08:50:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 452186 2006-04-30T08:50:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 162565 2006-04-30T08:50:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22462 2024-11-08T07:07:01.092720 application/rdf+xml 24304 2024-11-08T07:06:48.455770 image/jpeg 4604 2024-11-08T07:06:48.155759 image/jpeg 569599 2024-11-08T07:06:45.076274 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia