02478cam a22003733u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000110011910000340013024500310016426400510019530000470024633600260029333700260031933800360034549000350038150000310041650800280044752012940047553400450176965300550181465300380186965300570190770000450196483000350200985600430204499900170208757921UtSlPG20260610134332.0mcr n260607r2018||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a13021752  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aF350.51 aParish, John Carl,d1881-193914aThe Man with the Iron Hand 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2018  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aTrue Tales of the Great Valley  aRelease date is 2018-09-19  aProduced by Roger Frank  a"The Man with the Iron Hand" by John Carl Parish is a historical narrative written in the early 20th century. The book recounts the adventures surrounding the arrival of French explorers in the Mississippi Valley and seeks to present these events from the perspective of the Native Americans whose land was being invaded. The central figure of the story is Henry de Tonty, known as the "Man with the Iron Hand," who engages closely with local tribes and their cultures over a period of twenty-five years.  At the start of the tale, the excitement in a peaceful Peoria Indian village is abruptly disrupted by the return of a war party, heralding a complex interaction between cultures. A young captive boy from another tribe is brought back, setting the stage for his eventual adoption and adventures with the French explorers, Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet. As they arrive in the region, the narrative introduces themes of conflict, cultural exchange, and the profound changes wrought by the explorers' missions. Overall, the opening portion effectively establishes the dynamics at play between the indigenous inhabitants and the encroaching European influence, promising a tapestry of adventure and poignant moments as the story unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aMississippi River Valley -- Description and travel  aTonti, Henri de, -1704 -- Fiction  aIndians of North America -- Mississippi River Valley1 aShambaugh, Benjamin Franklin,d1871-1940 0aTrue Tales of the Great Valley40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/57921  c98750d98750