Release date is 2017-01-29

Produced by Roger Burch with scans from the Internet Archive.

"Indian Biography; Vol. 2 (of 2)" by B. B. Thatcher is a historical account written in the early 19th century. This work provides a detailed examination of significant figures among the North American Native tribes, focusing on their roles as orators, warriors, statesmen, and other remarkable characters. The likely topic involves the exploration of individual stories and contributions of various Native American leaders, shedding light on their historical contexts and interactions with European settlers. The opening of the volume introduces a series of individuals who either submitted to or interacted with the Massachusetts government during the early colonial period. It begins with the Squaw-Sachem of Medford and her sons, Sagamore John and Sagamore James, detailing their relationships with the English settlers, including both cooperation and conflict. The narrative highlights their importance and the challenges they faced, such as the impact of disease on their tribes and their endeavors to maintain a semblance of power and influence in a rapidly evolving landscape marked by European colonization. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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