The Life, History and Travels of Kah-ge-ga-gah-Bowh (1847) is a
memoir by George Copway. Written while he was living with his wife
and daughter in New York City, The Life, History and Travels of
Kah-ge-ga-gah-Bowh was an immediate bestseller that helped
establish Copway as a leading Native American author of the
nineteenth century. Recognized as the first book published by a
Canadian First Nations writer, Copway’s memoir is an invaluable
resource for understanding the history of contact between settlers
and indigenous peoples, some of whom, like Copway’s family,
assimilated and served as missionaries, translators, and
ambassadors. “I loved the woods, and the chase. I had the nature
for it, and gloried in nothing else. The mind for letters was in
me, but was asleep, till the dawn of Christianity arose, and awoke
the slumbers of the soul into energy and action.” Raised in a
moment of immense cultural change for his people, George Copway was
educated to serve as a missionary for the Methodist church. Among
the Ojibwe of Ontario and Minnesota, the man whose birth name was
Kah-ge-ga-gah-Bowh, meaning He Who Stands Forever, spreads the
Christian faith he has given his life to. Before this, however, he
lived a simple life in touch with the natural world, fearful of
spirits and careful to listen to the lessons of his elders.
Interspersed throughout the story of his life are observations and
passages on his family and the history of their ancestors, making
The Life, History and Travels of Kah-ge-ga-gah-Bowh an invaluable
record of their traditions and daily existence. Written in a
poetic, meditative prose, Copway’s memoir remains essential
reading nearly two centuries after it appeared in print. With a
beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript,
this edition of George Copway’s The Life, History and Travels of
Kah-ge-ga-gah-Bowh is a classic work of Native American literature
reimagined for modern readers.
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