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100	1		_aStephens, Ann S. _q(Ann Sophia), _d1810-1886
245	1	4	_aThe Indian queen
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2024
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aBeadle's American library, no. 43.
500			_aRelease date is 2024-12-16
508			_aRichard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520			_a"The Indian Queen" by Ann S. Stephens is a historical novel likely written in the mid-19th century. The story is set in the early days of American Indian tribes and follows the complex character of Mahaska, a half-white, half-Indian woman who rises to power among the Seneca tribe. Her struggle for acceptance and authority, juxtaposed with her ruthless ambition to avenge perceived wrongs and dominate the tribe, serves as the core tension of the narrative. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to a council of the Iroquois tribes gathered around a council-fire beside Seneca Lake, where Mahaska stands as a powerful figure, attempting to assert her influence despite opposition from some traditional chiefs. As tensions rise, her ambition is further fueled by the desire to wage war against the Delawares, a neighboring tribe. Following a daring act of retribution against an enemy who disrespected her, Mahaska emerges as both prophet and queen, but her brutal rise to power complicates her relationship with her husband, Gi-en-gwa-tah, and sets the stage for conflict as she weaves a darker plot to shift her tribe's allegiances from the French to the English. The opening chapters immerse the reader in the fierce dynamic of power struggles, supernatural belief, and personal transformation in a deeply historical context. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_pOriginally published: _cUnited Kingdom: George Routledge and Sons, 1861
653			_aIndians of North America -- Fiction
653			_aIndian women -- Fiction
653			_aDime novels
653			_aQuébec (Province) -- Fiction
653			_aRacially mixed children -- Fiction
830		0	_aBeadle's American library, no. 43.
856	4		_uhttps://archive.org/details/04315123.1698.emory.edu
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74912
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