Famous Indian Chiefs / Their Battles, Treaties, Sieges, and Struggles with the Whites for the Possession of America
FAMOUS INDIAN CHIEFS
THE LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
PRESENTED BY PROF. CHARLES A. KOFOID AND MRS. PRUDENCE W. KOFOID
SITTING BULL.
Their battles, treaties, sieges, and struggles with the whites for the possession of America
By CHARLES H. L. JOHNSTON Author of Famous Cavalry Leaders, etc.
Illustrated
BOSTON. L. C. PAGE & COMPANY. PUBLISHERS
Copyright, 1909 By L. C. Page & Company (INCORPORATED)
All rights reserved
First Impression, November, 1909 Second Impression, September, 1910 Third Impression, September, 1911
Charles H. L. Johnston
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INTRODUCTORY
CONTENTS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
POWHATAN: THE GREAT SACHEM OF VIRGINIA
OPECHANCANOUGH: THE SCOURGE OF VIRGINIA
SASSACUS AND UNCAS: RIVAL CHIEFTAINS OF THE PEQUOT REBELLION
MASSASOIT: THE GREAT SACHEM OF THE WAMPANOAGS AND FRIEND OF THE PURITANS
KING PHILIP, OR METACOMET
PONTIAC: THE RED NAPOLEON
LOGAN: THE MIGHTY ORATOR AND WARRIOR OF THE MINGOES
RED JACKET, OR SA-GO-YE-WAT-HA: THE GREAT ORATOR OF THE SENECAS
CAPTAIN JOSEPH BRANT: THE WARRIOR CHIEF OF THE MOHAWKS
LITTLE TURTLE, OR MICHIKINIQUA: THE MIAMI CONQUEROR OF HARMAR AND ST. CLAIR
TECUMSEH, "THE SHOOTING STAR": CELEBRATED SHAWANOE DIPLOMAT, ORATOR AND SOLDIER
WEATHERFORD: THE CREEK CONSPIRATOR AND FEARLESS FIGHTER
BLACK HAWK: CHIEF OF THE SACS AND FOXES AND LEADER OF THE BLACK HAWK REBELLION
OSCEOLA: THE SNAKE OF THE FLORIDA EVERGLADES
ROMAN NOSE: THE CUSTER OF THE CHEYENNES
GERONIMO: THE TERRIBLE APACHE
RED CLOUD: THE SIOUX VON SEYDLITZ
SITTING BULL AND CRAZY HORSE: GENERAL AND ABLE LIEUTENANT OF THE GREAT SIOUX REBELLION
CONCLUSION.
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