David Zeisberger : a life among the Indians /
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| Author / Creator: | Olmstead, Earl P., 1920- |
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| Imprint: | Kent, Ohio : Kent State University Press, c1997. |
| Description: | xxiv, 441 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2921718 |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Part 1. Unitas Fratrum: from the European Underground to the New World, 1721-1753
- 1. That Dusty Road, 1721-1736
- 2. Branded as a Thief, 1736-1742
- 3. Preventing Mischief, 1743-1745
- 4. Shamokin: the Stronghold of the Prince of Darkness, 1746-1749
- 5. A Journey into Hell, 1750
- 6. You Need Never Fear Among Us, 1750-1753
- Part 2. What Shall It Be: the Fleur-De-Lis or Saint George's Cross? 1754-1764
- 7. Prelude to Tragedy, Then Defeat and Disaster, 1754-1755
- 8. The Peacemakers, 1755-1761
- 9. Pontiac and His Indian War, 1761-1763
- 10. The Philadelphia Incident, 1763-1765
- Part 3. The Age of Controversy, 1765-1774
- 11. Indian Missions: a Critical Reappraisal, 1765-1766
- 12. Westward to the Delaware Country, 1767
- 13. Frustration on the Allegheny, 1768-1770
- 14. Lagundo Utenunk on the Beaver, 1770-1771
- 15. The Die is Cast, 1772
- 16 Chosen by the Lot, 1772.
- 17. An Organizational Nightmare, 1773
- 18. Lord Dunmore and His Shawnee Indian War, 1774
- Part 4. That All Men Are Created Equal, 1775-1782
- 19. A Hard, Bloody, and Tragic Business, 1775
- 20. The Pasture of Light, 1776
- 21. 1777: A Conspiracy on the Muskingum
- 22. Grasping at Straws, 1778
- 23. Estrangement Among the Delawares, 1779
- 24. The Torch, the Rifle, and the Scalping Knife, 1780-1781
- 25. There Are Worse Things Waiting for Men Than Death, 1781
- 26. Gnadenhutten: the Day of Shame, 1782
- Appendixes
- Appendix A. Moravian Missions in North America, 1740-1821
- Appendix B. Zeisberger's Iroquois Trips
- Appendix C. Zeisberger's Comments on the Use of Wampum
- Appendix D. Statutes Agreed Upon by the Christian Indians at Lagundo Utenunk and Welhik-Thuppeek in the Month of August 1772
- Appendix E. Population Statistics for Moravian Missions in the Muskingum Valley, 1772-1781
- Appendix F. Netawatwes's Instruction on Presenting Wampum Belts to the Cherokees
- Appendix G. Johann Schmick's Letter to Matthew Hehl, Gnadenhutten, May 24, 1777
- Appendix H. John Heckewelder's Legendary Ride His Version from Fort Pitt to Lichtenau
- Appendix I. Analysis of the Skeletons Found in the Mass Grave at Fort Laurens, July -- August 1986
- Appendix J. Letter to Nathaniel Seidel at Bethlehem from Brother Schebosh
- Notes
- Selected: Bibliography
- Index
