A Mohawk Memoir from the War of 1812 : John Norton - Teyoninhokarawen / Carl Benn.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Benn, Carl, Editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--History--War of 1812.

United States.

War of 1812.

Norton, John, 1770-1827.

Norton, John.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (388 pages)

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2020]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

A Mohawk Memoir from the War of 1812 presents the story of John Norton, or Teyoninhokarawen, an important war chief and political figure among the Grand River Haudenosaunee (or Iroquois) in Upper Canada. Norton saw more action during the conflict than almost anyone else, being present at the fall of Detroit, the capture of Fort Niagara, the battles of Queenston Heights, Fort George, Stoney Creek, Chippawa, and Lundy's Lane, the blockades of Fort George and Fort Erie, as well as a large number of skirmishes and front-line patrols. His memoir describes the fighting, the stresses suffered by indigenous peoples, and the complex relationships between the Haudenosaunee and both their British allies and other First Nations communities. Norton's words, written in 1815 and 1816, provide nearly one-third of the book's content, with the remainder consisting of Carl Benn's introductions and annotations, which enable readers to understand Norton's fascinating autobiography within its historical contexts. With the assistance of modern scholarship, A Mohawk Memoir presents an exceptional opportunity to explore the War of 1812 and native-newcomer issues through Teyoninhokarawen's Mohawk perspectives from a period that produced few indigenous autobiographies, of which Norton's is the most extensive, engaging, and reliable.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Abbreviations

Map: The Iroquois/Haudenosaunee Lower Great Lakes, 1812−15

Map: Six Nations Iroquois/Haudenosaunee Grand River Lands, 1812−15

Introduction

A Mohawk Memoir from the War of 1812 / Norton, John

Epilogue

Appendix A: The Six Nations Population on the Grand River, 1811 and 1814

Appendix B: John Norton's Spelling of Native Names Where It Differed from Current Practice

Acknowledgments

Image Credits

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Jan 2020)

ISBN:

1-4875-1991-5

1-4875-1990-7

OCLC:

1138528607