Indian Oratory: Famous Speeches by Noted Indian Chieftains (Civilization of the American Indian)
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This collection of notable speeches by early-day leaders of twenty-two Indian tribes adds a new dimension to our knowledge of the original Americans and their own view of the tide of history engulfing... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0806115750
ISBN13:9780806115757
Release Date:August 1979
Publisher:University of Oklahoma Press
Length:310 Pages
Weight:0.92 lbs.
Dimensions:8.0" x 0.7" x 5.3"
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An Historical Treasure
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
This is one of my most treasured books, and a real find. I've shared it with Indian friends who had never known of some of these speeches. It's a book to pass on and buy again and again.The book neatly arranges brief notes on historical settings with photographs and famous speeches of Seattle,Red Jacket,Chief Joseph,Cochise,and many others. The emphasis is on the oratory.The Chiefs' eloquent voices could all too easily have been lost in the torrent of 19th and 20th Century North American time and events, since they had no written language. We are fortunate that these were recorded and put into book form. The Chieftans' mastery of the spoken word allows them to express themselves in surprising ways. Much character is revealed in a few sentences.
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