Biography and Memoir

The Lives of Famous Indian Chiefs: From Cofachiqui the Indian Princess to Geronimo (Annotated)

Enriched Edition. Native Leaders, Frontier Wars, Diplomacy, and ResistanceBy Norman B. Wood

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Norman B. Wood's The Lives of Famous Indian Chiefs: From Cofachiqui the Indian Princess to Geronimo is a sweeping biographical gallery of Native American leaders, warriors, diplomats, and cultural figures, ranging from the sixteenth-century encounter between Hernando de Soto and the Lady of Cofachiqui to the Apache resistance associated with Geronimo. Written in a narrative, episodic style characteristic of early twentieth-century popular history, the book blends documentary sources, frontier anecdote, and moralizing commentary, reflecting both its period's fascination with Indigenous leadership and its limitations of perspective. Wood was an American compiler and historical writer whose work emerged from an era eager to preserve—and often romanticize—the stories of the North American frontier. His interest in famous chiefs appears shaped by the closing of the frontier, the aftermath of the Indian Wars, and a public appetite for accounts of Native resistance, diplomacy, and tragedy. Though not an academic ethnographer, he gathered historical materials into accessible form for general readers. This book is recommended for readers interested in Native American biography, frontier historiography, and the cultural attitudes of its time. It should be read critically, but it remains a valuable window into how Indigenous leaders were memorialized in early popular American history. This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience. - Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.

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GenreBiography and Memoir

Length23 hrs 51 mins

Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices

FormateBook with Audio

Publish dateJul 3, 2020

LanguageEnglish

1Introduction

13Chapter XI. Black Hawk, or Ma-ka-tai-me She-kia-kiak, and His War.

2The Lives of Famous Indian Chiefs: From Cofachiqui the Indian Princess to Geronimo

14Chapter XII. Shabbona, the White Man&#x27;s Friend—the Celebrated Pottawatomie Chief.

3Chapter I. Cofachiqui, the Indian Princess. A True Story of De Soto and His Cavaliers.

15Chapter XIII. Sitting Bull, or Tatanka Yotanka, the Great Sioux Chief and Medicine Man.

4Chapter II. Powhatan, or Wah-un-so-na-cook.

16Chapter XIV. Chief Joseph, of the Nez Perces, or Hin-mah-too-yah-lat-kekt.

5Chapter III Massasoit. The Friend of the Puritans.

17Chapter XV. Geronimo, or Go-yat-thlay, the Yawner,

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6Chapter IV. King Philip, or Metacomet. The Last of the Wampanoags.

18Chapter XVI. Quanah Parker, Head Chief of the Comanches.

7Chapter V. Pontiac, the Red Napoleon. Head Chief of the Ottawas; And Organizer of the First Great Indian Confederation.

19Chapter XVII. A Sheaf of Good Indian Stories from History. (pt. 1)

8Chapter VI. Logan, or Tal-ga-yee-ta, the Cayuga (Mingo) Chief. Orator and Friend of the White Man. Also, a Brief Sketch of Cornstalk.

20Chapter XVII. A Sheaf of Good Indian Stories from History. (pt. 2)

9Chapter VII. Captain Joseph Brant, or Thayendanegea, Principal Sachem of the Mohawks, and Head Chief of the Iroquois Confederation.

21Chapter XVIII. Indian Anecdotes and Incidents, Humorous and Otherwise.

10Chapter VIII. Red Jacket, or Sa-go-ye-wat-ha, &quot;The Keeper Awake&quot;—the Indian Demosthenes—Chief of the Senecas.

22Chapter XIX. Whence Came the Aborigines of America?

11Chapter IX. Little Turtle, or Michikiniqua. War-chief of the Miamis, and Conqueror of Harmar and St. Clair.

23Memorable Quotes

12Chapter X. Tecumseh, or &quot;the Shooting Star.&quot; Famous Shawnee War-chief—Organizer of Second Great Indian Confederation and General in the British Army in the War of 1812.