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Thunder Speaks - Biographies of Nine Special Original People (Paperback)
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Nine intimate portraits of notable Native Americans caught in the
devastating clash between European and tribal cultures in the
American West. Subjects of the biographies include: Shabni, the
Paul Revere of Illinois. He Has Pawed Through was of mixed Ottawa
and French parentage and fought for the British as an aid to
Tecumseh during the War of 1812. Following Tecumseh's death at the
Battle of the Thames, Shabni swore off violence against his white
neighbors and became known as a peace-keeper in the Old Northwest.
Shabni's nickname was earned during Black Hawk's War for his daring
ride across the Illinois frontier to warn white settlers of an
impending attack by warriors of the hostile Sac tribe. Shabni's
actions were motivated by his desire to maintain peaceful relations
between whites and Native Americans. Makesit. Big Foot is now a
virtual unknown in the history of the Great Lakes region, a leader
amongst the Potawatomi whose unfounded trust in the treaties
offered by the United States cost him and his people their village
overlooking beautiful Lake Geneva, now present-day William's Bay,
Wisconsin. Captain Billy Caldwell. The son of a Mohawk woman and an
Irish soldier in the British Army, Billy Caldwell is a historically
misunderstood figure whose true character has been ignored and
forgotten in favor of folktales and anecdotes. Often painted as a
"noble savage," Billy was a failed entrepreneur and political
opportunist reluctant to acknowledge his Native heritage until it
could be used to his advantage in securing a job as an agent in the
negotiation of the Treaty of Chicago with the Potawatomi tribe.
This section was contributed by Dr. James A. Clifton. Brave Bear.
This young Sioux will be forever remembered for his involvement in
the notorious "Brave Bear Murder Case." He was a killer, a thief,
allegedly a procurer of women, and a prison escapee whose life
ended at the end of a hangman's rope. Was he a cold-blooded
criminal or a man unable to adapt to the imposition of the white
man's law on the Lakota Sioux? Other chapters describe the
following: Starr Wilkenson, the Idaho Giant of mixed Cherokee and
African descent; Totuya, last of the Yosemites; White Cloud, the
Winnebago prophet of disaster; and Wabansi, the Potawatomi warrior
chief known as First Light. The text is enriched by excellent
period photographs, extensive notes and a full-name plus subject
index.
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