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One real American : the life of Ely S. Parker, Seneca Sachem and Civil War general

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2020Description: 242 pages cmISBN:
  • 9781419746574
  • 141974657X
Other title:
  • Life of Ely S. Parker, Seneca Sachem and Civil War general
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 974.7004/9755460092 B 23
LOC classification:
  • E99.S3 B767 2020
Contents:
A Meeting at Appomattox -- Who Are the Iroquois? -- Of Noble Birth -- The Rainbow Dream -- The White Man's Schools -- A Meeting in Albany -- A Higher Education -- An Indian in Washington -- A Lawyer, An Engineer -- The League of the Ho-de-no-sau-nee -- A Victory at Last -- A Gentleman, Tho' an Indian -- Two Military Men -- An Offer to Serve -- As Much Under Fire -- We Are All Americans -- Indian Affairs -- The Indian Commissioner -- I Am a Man.
Summary: "Ely S. Parker (1828-1895) is one of the most unique, but little-known figures in US history. A member of the Seneca, an Iroquois nation, Parker was an attorney, engineer, and tribal diplomat. Raised on a reservation but schooled at a Catholic institution, he learned English at a young age and became an interpreter for his people. During the American Civil War, he was commissioned as a lieutenant colonel and was the primary draftsman of the terms of the Confederate surrender at Appomattox. He eventually became President Grant's Commissioner of Indian Affairs, the first Native American to hold that post. Award-winning children's book author and Native American scholar Joseph Bruchac provides an expertly researched, intimate look at a man who achieved great success in two worlds yet was caught between them. Includes archival photos, maps, endnotes, bibliography, and timeline"--
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode
JB JB Chamberlin Free Public Library Juvenile Nonfiction JB PAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 34480000577258

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A Meeting at Appomattox -- Who Are the Iroquois? -- Of Noble Birth -- The Rainbow Dream -- The White Man's Schools -- A Meeting in Albany -- A Higher Education -- An Indian in Washington -- A Lawyer, An Engineer -- The League of the Ho-de-no-sau-nee -- A Victory at Last -- A Gentleman, Tho' an Indian -- Two Military Men -- An Offer to Serve -- As Much Under Fire -- We Are All Americans -- Indian Affairs -- The Indian Commissioner -- I Am a Man.

"Ely S. Parker (1828-1895) is one of the most unique, but little-known figures in US history. A member of the Seneca, an Iroquois nation, Parker was an attorney, engineer, and tribal diplomat. Raised on a reservation but schooled at a Catholic institution, he learned English at a young age and became an interpreter for his people. During the American Civil War, he was commissioned as a lieutenant colonel and was the primary draftsman of the terms of the Confederate surrender at Appomattox. He eventually became President Grant's Commissioner of Indian Affairs, the first Native American to hold that post. Award-winning children's book author and Native American scholar Joseph Bruchac provides an expertly researched, intimate look at a man who achieved great success in two worlds yet was caught between them. Includes archival photos, maps, endnotes, bibliography, and timeline"--

Ages 10 to 14 Abrams Books for Young Readers.

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