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King of the Delawares: Teedyuscung, 1700-1763 (Iroquois & Their Neighbors (Paperback))
University Professor Of Anthropology Emeritus Anthony F C Wallace
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Description for King of the Delawares: Teedyuscung, 1700-1763 (Iroquois & Their Neighbors (Paperback))
Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, maps, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 399.
The poignant story of one of the Delaware Indians’ greatest leaders is a classic of Native American studies. Using a psychological/anthropological approach that he largely invented, Wallace clearly demonstrates—better than anyone before or since—the tragedy of the Delawares’ existence, caught between the English, the French, and the Iroquois. Painting a rich tapestry of the history and culture of the Delawares and of the sociopolitical context of the fraudulent Walking Purchase of 1737, Wallace brings Teedyuscung to life before us. Born in 1700 on the outskirts of Trenton, New Jersey, Teedyuscung was barely able to earn a living as a broom ... Read more
The poignant story of one of the Delaware Indians’ greatest leaders is a classic of Native American studies. Using a psychological/anthropological approach that he largely invented, Wallace clearly demonstrates—better than anyone before or since—the tragedy of the Delawares’ existence, caught between the English, the French, and the Iroquois. Painting a rich tapestry of the history and culture of the Delawares and of the sociopolitical context of the fraudulent Walking Purchase of 1737, Wallace brings Teedyuscung to life before us. Born in 1700 on the outskirts of Trenton, New Jersey, Teedyuscung was barely able to earn a living as a broom ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780815624981
SKU
V9780815624981
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Reviews for King of the Delawares: Teedyuscung, 1700-1763 (Iroquois & Their Neighbors (Paperback))
A tour de force. A splendid work that is much more than the biography the title suggests. An ethnohistorical classic. . . . One of the most cited books in Delaware Indian studies. It is also a key source for northeastern Woodland Indian ethnohistory. . . . Subjects addressed by Wallace in Teddyuscung are as timely today as they were ... Read more