The diary of David Brainerd
by Edwards, Jonathan, Brainerd, David
fromCambridge library collection
by Edwards, Jonathan, Brainerd, David
fromCambridge library collection
"Compelling memoir of an American woman and her family moving to Yemen, learning to live in the Islamic culture, and offering hope to Muslim women. Compelling memoir of an American woman and her family moving to Yemen, learning to live in the Islamic culture, and offering hope t…
"Driven by his passion to help the people of North Korea, Bae moves to neighboring China to lead guided tours into the secretive nation. Six years later, after eighteen successful excursions in and out of the country, Ken is suddenly stopped at the border: he inadvertently broug…
"Driven by his passion to help the people of North Korea, Bae moves to neighboring China to lead guided tours into the secretive nation. Six years later, after eighteen successful excursions in and out of the country, Ken is suddenly stopped at the border: he inadvertently broug…
"Driven by his passion to help the people of North Korea, Bae moves to neighboring China to lead guided tours into the secretive nation. Six years later, after eighteen successful excursions in and out of the country, Ken is suddenly stopped at the border: he inadvertently broug…
Professional Indian' follows Eleazer Williams on this odyssey across the early American republic and through the shifting spheres of the Iroquois in an era of dispossession. Oberg describes Williams as a "professional Indian," who cultivated many political interests and personas…
Professional Indian tells the story of Eleazer Williams: missionary to the Mohawks, Indian confidence man, and icon of an era of dispossession and change that compelled many native peoples to refashion their identities in the wake of Anglo-American expansion.
This book follows Eleazer Williams across the early American republic and through the shifting spheres of the Iroquois in an era of dispossession. The author describes Williams as a "professional Indian," who cultivated many political interests and personas in order to survive d…