Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada
Author: first_name: Francis
last_name: Parkman, Jr.
Language: English
Year: 1870

"The Conspiracy of Pontiac" was Parkman's first history book and first published in 1851. It covers the Indian wars of 1763 to 1769. Pontiac, an Ottawa chief, put together a coalition of Indian tribes from around the Great Lakes region and the Illinois and Ohio Countries to attack the British under General Jeffrey Amherst. - Summary by Richard Carpenter