| David Zeisberger: A Life Among the Indians Contributor(s): Olmstead, Earl P. (Author), Zeisberger, David (Author), Knepper, George W. (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0873385683 ISBN-13: 9780873385688 Publisher: Kent State University Press OUR PRICE: $37.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 1997 Annotation: David Zeisberger: A life among the Indians offers the unique perspective of a Moravian missionary who lived and worked for sixty-three years among the Iroquois and Delaware nations in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, and Upper Canada. Earl P. Olmstead's narrative draws on thousands of pages of Zeisberger's own diaries, some of which are translated here for the first time. The diaries offer insights into the role of wampum in tribal government, problems resulting from the mass Euro-American western migration, and incidents of duplicity on the parts of both the American government and Native American nations. Of particular interest are Zeisberger's descriptions of Native American life in the years surrounding the French and Indian War and the American Revolution and the effects of these conflicts on the nations that lived in Ohio Country. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies - History | Native American |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 96-30833 |
| Lexile Measure: 1290 |
| Physical Information: 1.31" H x 6.43" W x 9.5" (1.86 lbs) 441 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is the narrative of a Moravian missionary who lived and worked for 63 years among the Iroquois and Delaware nations. It offers insights into Native American life in the years surrounding the French and Indian War and the American Revolution, as well as the effects of Western contact. |