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100 1 _aParish, John Carl,
_d1881-1939
245 1 4 _aThe Man with the Iron Hand
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2018
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aTrue Tales of the Great Valley
500 _aRelease date is 2018-09-19
508 _aProduced by Roger Frank
520 _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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aMississippi River Valley -- Description and travel
653 _aTonti, Henri de, -1704 -- Fiction
653 _aIndians of North America -- Mississippi River Valley
700 1 _aShambaugh, Benjamin Franklin,
_d1871-1940
830 0 _aTrue Tales of the Great Valley
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/57921
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