The Indian Life (ePub)

"Indian Biography" in 2 volumes is an historical and biographical account of people who have been distinguished among the North American natives as orators, warriors, statesmen, and other remarkable characters. This carefully crafted ebook is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Volume 1: The Indian tribes of Virginia at the date of the Jamestown settlement; their names, numbers and power The Powhatan confederacy... Conduct of Powhatan after Smith's departure for England, and causes of it Hostilities resumed Peace finally effected by the capture of Pocahontas Marriage of Pocahontas with John Rolfe... The family of Powhatan Sequel of the history of Pocahontas Her acts of kindness to the colonists at various times, and especially to Smith Her visit to England in 1616 Reception at Court... Sequel of the history of Opechancanough Preparations for War... Biography of other Virginian chieftains Totopotomoi, successor of Opechancanough Plot of the latter against the Hatteras colony Comment on the Carolinian Biography... Synopsis of the New England Indians at the date of the Plymouth settlement The Pokanoket confederacy The Wampanoag tribe... Volume 2: Notices of Indians who submitted to Massachusetts The Squaw Anecdotes of Chickatabot... Farther account of Master Weston's settlement, and the movements of the Indians against him Provocations from the English Magnanimous revenge of the Sachem... Summary account of the Five Nations Government Conquests Population Territory Their negotiations with the French, in 1684 History of the Five Nations continued to the time of Adario War between the Confederates and the French Adventures of Black-Kettle... Account of a council of the Confederates at Onondaga, in 1690 Speeches of Sadekanatie and other orators Anecdotes of Sadekanatie... Account of the Ottawas Hostility of the northern tribes to the English, after the conquest of Canada Adventures of Henry Supposed feelings of Pontiac towards the English His great project of combination...