Title: The patriot chiefs
First published: 1961
Description: Told through the life stories of nine Indian chiefs, this narrative depicts the American Indian effort to preserve a heritage and resist the changes brought by the white man. Hiawatha, King Philip, Pope, Pontiac, Tecumseh, Osceola, Black Hawk, Crazy Horse, and Chief Joseph each represent different tribal backgrounds, different times, and places, and different aspects of Indian leadership. Soldiers, philosophers, orators, and statesmen, these leaders were the patriots of their people.
Subjects: Biography, Indians of North America, Kings and rulers, Indians of north america, history, Indians of north america, legal status, laws, etc., Indians of north america, biography, North American Indians