George Copway

Recollections of a Forest Life

The Life and Travels of Kah-Ge-Ga-Gah-Bowh

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Produktbeschreibung

The life and travels of Kah-ge-ga-gah-bowh, or George Copway, the chief of the Ojibway nation, first published in 1850. This edition is part of the Early Canadian Literature series and features an afterword by Deanna Reder.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wilfrid Laurier University Press
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. November 2023
• Englisch
• Gewicht: 1g
• ISBN-13: 9781771124461
• ISBN-10: 1771124466
• Artikelnr.: 57130087

Autorenporträt

Born in Trenton, Ontario, in 1818, George Copway (Kah-ge-ga-gah-bowh) wrote extensively on Indigenous peoples and, as an ordained Methodist minister, worked as a missionary among several tribes. He is the author of several books, including The Traditional History and Characteristic Sketches of the Ojibway Nation (reprinted 2014 by WLU Press).

Inhaltsangabe

Dedication
Preface
A Word to the Reader
1. Early life and Pursuits
2. Indian Sufferings
3. The Indian Gods
4. Belief in Omens
5. Indian Traditions
6. Description of Rice Lake
7. First Visit of the Missionaries to the Ojibway Nation
8. Visit to a Camp Meeting with my Father
9. Journey to the Ka-we-we-non Mission
10. Perilous Voyage to La Pointe
11. Narrow Escape of Rev. John Clarke of Being Drowned
12. Arrival at Rice Lake
13. Kindness of the Indians
14. Presbyterian Missionaries
15. General Council
16. Geographical Sketch of the Ojibway Nation
17. Address before the Legislature of Pennsylvania in Favor of the Plan for
Giving the Indians a Permanent Home between the Nebraska and Minnesota
Territories
18. Letters of the Author and Notices of the Public Press