Peter Williamson, French and Indian cruelty : a modern critical edition / edited by Timothy Shannon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Williamson, Peter, 1730-1799, author.

Contributor:

Shannon, Timothy J. (Timothy John), 1964- editor.

Series:

Edinburgh scholarship online.

Edinburgh scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Williamson, Peter, 1730-1799.

Williamson, Peter.

Indian captivities--Early works to 1800.

Indian captivities.

United States--History--French and Indian War, 1754-1763--Personal narratives.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxv, 114 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2023.

Summary:

This book is the first scholarly edition of the most popular Native American captivity narrative published in eighteenth-century Britain. In this fully annotated modern version, Timothy J. Shannon re-acquaints modern readers with this popular North American captivity narrative, featuring a Scottish protagonist. He tells the story of Peter Williamson, a native of Aberdeen, who claimed he was kidnapped into indentured servitude in North America, lived as a captive among Indians there, and then fought as a soldier in the Seven Years' War until he was taken prisoner by the French. After returning to Britain, Williamson peddled his tale while dressed in Indian costume, and he eventually settled in Edinburgh, where he became known as 'Indian Peter'.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Editor's Introduction

Suggestions for Further Reading

Acknowledgments

A Note on the Text

French and Indian Cruelty Exemplified in the Life and various vicissitudes of Fortune of Peter Williamson

Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 16 Nov 2023).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-3995-0344-8

1-3995-0343-X

OCLC:

1417148047