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xvii, 190 pages ; 24 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-173) and index. |
| Contents |
Cruel beginnings (1798-1812) -- War, wandering, and home (1812-1829) -- Interlude: a Methodist life composed (1829-1831) -- Evangelist and organizer (1831-1833) -- The Mashpee Revolt (1833-1834) -- King Philip's heir (1835-1836) -- Mashpee to Washington Street (1837-1839) -- Living with "color". |
| Summary |
The Pequot Indian intellectual, author, and itinerant preacher William Apess (1798-1839) was one of the most important voices of the nineteenth century. Here, Philip F. Gura offers the first book-length chronicle of Apess's fascinating and consequential life. After an impoverished childhood marked by abuse, Apess soldiered with American troops during the War of 1812, converted to Methodism, and rose to fame as a lecturer who lifted a powerful voice of protest against the plight of Native Americans in New England and beyond ....-- From cover. |
| Subject |
Apess, William, 1798-1839.
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Pequot Indians -- Biography.
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Methodist Church -- New England -- Clergy -- Biography.
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Indians, Treatment of -- New England -- History.
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Apess, William, 1798-1839. (OCoLC)fst01897515
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Indians, Treatment of. (OCoLC)fst00970120
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Methodist Church -- Clergy.
(OCoLC)fst01018650
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Pequot Indians. (OCoLC)fst01057592
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New England. (OCoLC)fst01241913
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| Genre/Form |
Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Biographies.
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| ISBN |
9781469619989 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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1469619989 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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9781469619996 (ebook) |
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