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A Son of the Forest (1829) is an autobiography by William Apes. An indentured servant, soldier, minister, and activist, Apes lived an uncommonly rich life for someone who died at just 41 years of age. Recognized for his pioneering status as a Native American public figure, William Apes was an astute recorder of a life in between. His autobiography explores the psychological effects of oppression, addiction, and cultural change from the viewpoi...

In his Eulogy on King Philip, Pequot activist William Apes speaks on the legacy of King Philip, the Wampanoag sachem also known as Metacomet. Despite attempting to live peacefully with the Plymouth colonists, Philip found himself faced with impossible demands. Considered the deadliest conflict in Colonial American history, King Philip’s War concluded with the devastation of the Wampanoag and Narragansett peoples.

Born into a family of mixed Pequot, European, and African descent, William Apes experienced a unique childhood in northwestern Massachusetts. Moving from home to home as a foster child and indentured servant, he gradually came to an understanding of himself as a Native American and a Methodist. A Son of the Forest is an autobiography by William Apes.