Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak, or Black Hawk, and scenes in the West
Subtitle: a national poem in six cantos ...
By: by Elbert H. Smith.
Publisher: Published by the author
Published: 1849
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 299
Subjects: Black Hawk, Sauk chief, 1767-1838 -- Poetry; Black Hawk War, 1832 -- Poetry
Genres: Poetry.
Notes: "Embracing an account of the life and exploits of this celebrated chieftain; the Black Hawk War; a legend of the Illinois tribe of Indians, showing the manner in which they became extinct; a succinct description of the Wisconsin and Lake Superior countries and their rich minerals; the massacre of Chicago; and other deeply interesting scenes in the West."