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This biography tells the story of Black Hawk, a leader of the Sauk tribe who fought to defend his people's land and way of life during the Black Hawk War of 1832. Patterson draws on a variety of sources, including first-hand accounts by Black Hawk himself, to provide a nuanced and detailed account of this important figure in American history. The book also explores the wider context of the conflict, shedding light on the complex relationships ...

Black Hawk, so named after the sacred medicine bag he carried with him, was a warrior and a leader of a tribe of Sauk Native Americans in the American Midwest circa 1800. He rose to leadership during a tumultuous time for his people, as they were pressed on all sides by the warlike British, the ruthlessly expansionist Americans, and the grudges and jealousies of neighboring tribes. He lived as a warrior for much of his early life, when the War...

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Autobiography Of Ma-Ka-Tai-Me-She-Kia-Kiak, Or Black Hawk: Embracing The Traditions Of His Nation, Various Wars In Which He Has Been Engaged, And His Account Of The Cause And General History Of The Black Hawk War Of 1832, His Surrender, And Travels Through The United States. Dictated By Himself. Antoine Leclair, U. S. Interpreter. J. B. Patterson, Editor And Amanuensis. Also Life, Death And Burial Of The Old Chief, Together With A History Of T...

The old chief had some dogs killed and made a feast preparatory to resigning his scepter, to which all the nation were invited. Great anxiety prevailed among them to know what the three brothers had seen and heard. . When the old chief arose and related to them the sayings and doings of his three sons, and concluded by saying that the Great Spirit had directed that these, his three sons, should take the rank and power that had once been his, a...

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Warrior, Chief, Patriot and State Prisoner are all titles which describe one of the greatest American men and an Indian chief. His story is told simply and with no apologies. Black Hawk speaks of the causes of the Black Hawk War of 1832 and of the injustices done to his people. Black Hawk believed that by writing his autobiography he could give historians the Indian point of view for the events that led up to war and shaped their history. This...

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