Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak, or, Black Hawk, and scenes in the West : a national poem, in six cantos, embracing an account of the life and exploits of this celebrated chieftain, the Black Hawk war, a legend of the Illinois tribe of Indians, showing the manner in which they became extinct, a succinct description of the Wisconsin and Lake Superior countries, and their rich minerals, the massacre of Chicago, and other deeply interesting scenes in the West / by a western tourist.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, Elbert H., author.

Series:

Indigenous Peoples of North America.

Indigenous Peoples of North America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Black Hawk (Sauk chief), 1767-1838--Poetry.

Black Hawk.

Black Hawk War, 1832--Poetry.

Black Hawk War, 1832.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (299 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates) : illustrations.

Other Title:

Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak, or, Black Hawk, and scenes in the West

Place of Publication:

Published by Edward Kearney

Notes:

Added illustrated title page has title: Black Hawk and scenes in the West.

Published in 1849 under the author's name. Based upon his "The history of Black Hawk ..." Milwaukee, 1846.

Reproduction of the original from the Bruce Peel Special Collections Library, University of Alberta.

OCLC:

899258612