Pontiac and the Indian Uprising

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Wayne State University Press, 1994 - Biography & Autobiography - 346 pages

Pontiac and the Indian Uprising is both informative and reflective of the attitudes that existed fifty years ago about Native Americans.

First published in 1947, Pontiac and the Indian Uprising is a product of his time; it is both informative and reflective of the attitudes that existed fifty years ago about Native Americans. Howard Peckham examines how Pontiac was able to lead four tribes to war and inspire the revolt of many more. He looks at the circumstances that motivated and encouraged him, and finally, at Pontiac's eventual failure.
This comprehensive investigation of Pontiac's life was difficult because, unable to write, he left no collection of papers. All of his contemporaries who wrote about him were also his enemies, so obtaining an objective picture from them was nearly impossible. Peckham used important source material that enabled him to understand the Ottawa chief and to trace his movements with some continuity. The book includes, in full, the few letters that Pontiac dictated and his speeches.

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Contents

HIS EARLY LIFE
15
HIS FIRST ACTIVITY
30
THE OTTAWAS IN THE FRENCH
40
THE BRITISH OCCUPY DETROIT
57
PEACEMAKING AT DETROIT
76
ORIGIN OF PONTIACS WAR
92
THE PLOT AND ITS DISCOVERY
112
THE PROBLEM OF SUPPLIES
145
THE WAR ON THE SETTLEMENTS
214
THE EAST END OF LAKE ERIE
221
THE SIEGE IS RAISED
229
PONTIAC ESCAPES PUNISHMENT
243
RELUCTANT SUBMISSION
265
FORMAL TREATY NEGOTIATIONS
288
PEACEAND PERSECUTION
298
ASSASSINATIONAND FAME
309

VICTORIES BEYOND DETROIT
156
THE NEWS TRAVELS EAST
171
PROGRESS OF THE SIEGE
180
FROM BLOODY BRIDGE TO BUSHY RUN
201
RETROSPECT
319
INDEX
333
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About the author (1994)

Howard H. Peckham is the former diector of the William L. Clements Library at the University of Michigan.