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Reprint of the work originally published in 1947 by Princeton University Press on Pontiac's conspiracy. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Book Description
A comprehensive investigation of the life of the Ottawa Indian chief.

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First published in 1947, "Pontiac and the Indian Uprising" is a product of his time; it is both informative and reflective of the attitudes that existed fifty years ago about Native Americans. Howard Peckham examines how Pontiac was able to lead four tribes to war and inspire the revolt of many more. He looks at the circumstances that motivated and encouraged him, and finally, at Pontiac's eventual failure. This comprehensive investigation of Pontiac's life was difficult because, unable to write, he left no collection of papers. All of his contemporaries who wrote about him were also his enemies, so obtaining an objective picture from them was nearly impossible. Peckham used important source material that enabled him to understand the Ottawa chief and to trace his movements with some continuity. The book includes, in full, the few letters that Pontiac dictated and his speeches.

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In 1763 a powerful Ottawa chief set in motion the most formidable Indian resistance that the English-speaking people had ever faced when he issued a call to Indian tribes in Michigan to assert their independence of the British. Daring to oppose the westward expansion by European settlers, Pontiac temporarily halted the movement. With his defeat, one era of Indian history ended and another began. Originally published in 1947, Pontiac and the Indian Uprising was the first biography of Pontiac. The book continues to be a fascinating historical document about the man who initiated an inspiring episode in Michigan's past.

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