A century of dishonor : a sketch of the United States government's dealings with some of the Indian tribes / by H.H., author of "Verses" "Bits of travel" etc.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jackson, Helen Hunt, 1830-1885, author.

Contributor:

Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

American Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Caroline F. Schimmel Collection of Women in the American Wilderness (University of Pennsylvania)

American Imprints Collection (Athenaeum of Philadelphia)

Whipple, Henry Benjamin, 1822-1901, writer of preface.

Seelye, Julius H. (Julius Hawley), 1824-1895, writer of introduction.

Harper & Brothers, publisher.

Schimmel, Caroline F., donor, associated name.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians of North America--Violence against.

Indians of North America.

Massacres--United States.

Massacres.

Indians of North America--Government relations.

Genre:

Publishers' advertisements.

Penn Provenance:

Markle (autograph) (Culture Class Collection copy)

Schimmel, Caroline F. (donor) (Schimmel Collection copy)

Bland, Richard Parks, 1835-1899 (inscription) (Schimmel Collection copy)

Jackson, Helen Hunt, 1830-1885 (inscription) (Schimmel Collection copy)

Physical Description:

x, 457 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 19 cm

Other Title:

Sketch of the United States government's dealing with some of the Indian tribes

Place of Publication:

New York : Harper & Brothers, Franklin Square, 1881.

Contents:

Preface / by Bishop Whipple

Introduction / by President Julius H. Seelye

The Delawares

The Cheyennes

The Nez Percés

The Sioux

The Poncas

The Winnebagoes

The Cherokees

Massacres of Indians by Whites: The Conestoga Massacre ; The Gnadenhü̈̈tten Massacre ; Massacres of Apaches

Appendix: The Sand Creek Massacre ; The Ponca case ; Testimonies to Indian character ; Outrages committed on Indians by Whites ; Extracts from the report of the Commission sent to treat with the Sioux Chief Sitting Bull, in Canada

Account of some of the old grievances of the Sioux ; Letter from Sarah Winnemucca, an educated Pah-Ute woman ; Laws of the Delaware Nation of Indians ; Account of the Cherokee who invented the Cherokee alphabet ; Prices paid by White men for scalps ; Extract from the treaty with Cheyennes in 1865 ; Wood-cutting by Indians in Dakota ; Sequel to the Walla Walla Massacre ; An account of the numbers, location, and social and industrial condition of each important tribe and band of Indians within the United States.

Introductory

Massacres of Indians by whites. I. The Conestoga massacre

II. The Gnadenhütten massacre

III. Massacres of Apaches

Conclusion. Appendix. The Sand Creek massacre ; The Ponca case ; Testimonies to Indian character ; Outrages committed on Indians by whites ; Extracts from the Report of the commission sent to treat with the Sioux chief Sitting Bull in Canada ; Account of some of the old grievances of the Sioux ; Letter from Sarah Winnemucca, an educated Pah-Ute woman ; Laws of the Delaware Nation of Indians ; Account of the Cherokee who invented the Cherokee alphabet ; Prices paid by white men for scalps ; Extracts from Treaty with Cheyennes in 1865 ; Wood-cutting by Indians in Dakota ; Sequel to the Walla Walla massacre ; An account of the numbers, location, and social and industrial condition of each important tribe and band of Indians within the United States.

Local Notes:

Culture Class Collection copy has the autograph Markle, May 20, 1881.

Schimmel Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2021 by Caroline F. Schimmel.

Schimmel Collection copy inscribed "[w]ith the compliments of the Author" to "R P Bland" (that is, U.S. Representative Richard Parks Bland of Missouri) on blank leaf following front free endpaper.

Cited in:

Schimmel, C.F. OK, I'll do it myself (2nd ed., revised), 28

Other Format:

Online version: Jackson, Helen Hunt, 1830-1885. Century of dishonor.

OCLC:

1019582