Largely unknown and uncirculated, this is the only 19-century book-length work in English by a member of the eastern, Algonquian speaking people. Published in 1893, Joseph Nicolar, elder and leader of the Penobscot nation, eloquently tells the story of t
Largely unknown and uncirculated, this is the only 19-century book-length work in English by a member of the eastern, Algonquian speaking people. Published in 1893, Joseph Nicolar, elder and leader of the Penobscot nation, eloquently tells the story of t
Joseph Nicolar (1827–94) was an elder and political leader of the Penobscot Nation of Maine. He served six terms as the tribe’s elected representative to the Maine State Legislature. Annette Kolodny is the College of Humanities Professor Emerita of American Literature and Culture at The University of Arizona. She is the author The Land Before Her: Fantasy and Experience of the American Frontiers, 1630–1860 and The Lay of the Land: Metaphor as Experience and History in American Life and Letters.
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Illustrations vii Preface / Charles Norman Shay ix Acknowledgments xiii A Summary History of the Penobscot Nation / Annette Kolodny 1 Introduction to Joseph Nicolar's 1893 The Life and Traditions of the Red Man / Annette Kolodny 35 A Note on Nicolar's Text 89 Joseph Nicolar's The Life and Traditions of the Red Man Preface 95 1. The Creation.—Klose-kur-beh's Journey.—Meeting his Companions.—The Marriage 97 2. With the aid of May May, Klose-kur-beh destroyed the Serpent.—The Sea Voyage. 114 3. Klose-kur-beh's hunting.—The first mother changed into corn and tobacco. 130 4. The winter and the seven years famine.—The discovery of the frist white man's track. 142 5. The fish famine.—The capture of the white swan and the white spiritual men driven away. 161 6. The winding up the war with the May-Quays.—The grand council established—The arrival and settlement of the white man. 184 Conclusion 195 Notes to the Nicolar Text 201 Afterword / Bonnie D. Newsom 213 Works Consulted and Recommendations for Further Reading 215 Illustration Credits 221
Illustrations vii Preface / Charles Norman Shay ix Acknowledgments xiii A Summary History of the Penobscot Nation / Annette Kolodny 1 Introduction to Joseph Nicolar's 1893 The Life and Traditions of the Red Man / Annette Kolodny 35 A Note on Nicolar's Text 89 Joseph Nicolar's The Life and Traditions of the Red Man Preface 95 1. The Creation.—Klose-kur-beh's Journey.—Meeting his Companions.—The Marriage 97 2. With the aid of May May, Klose-kur-beh destroyed the Serpent.—The Sea Voyage. 114 3. Klose-kur-beh's hunting.—The first mother changed into corn and tobacco. 130 4. The winter and the seven years famine.—The discovery of the frist white man's track. 142 5. The fish famine.—The capture of the white swan and the white spiritual men driven away. 161 6. The winding up the war with the May-Quays.—The grand council established—The arrival and settlement of the white man. 184 Conclusion 195 Notes to the Nicolar Text 201 Afterword / Bonnie D. Newsom 213 Works Consulted and Recommendations for Further Reading 215 Illustration Credits 221
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