Famous Indian Chiefs

by Charles H.L. Johnston

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1909 edition. Excerpt: ... relied upon in case of a war with the redskins. Several light pieces of artillery were mounted upon the bastions, while two small armed schooners--the Beaver and the Gladwyn--lay anchored in the stream. The garrison was commanded by a splendid English officer, named Gladwyn, whose courage was that of a lion, and whose fighting qualities were far superior to most of the British officers who were engaged in the struggles upon the frontier. A large Indian village of the Pottawattamies was on the western shore of the river, a little below the fort; while, nearly opposite, on the eastern side, was a village of the Wyandots; and on the same side, five miles away, the Ottawas, under Chief Pontiac, had fixed their abode. Although the Indians appeared to be on friendly terms with those in the town, the country had scarcely been transferred to the English--at the conclusion of the French and Indian war--when smothered murmurs of discontent began to be heard among all the Indian tribes of the interior. From the headwaters of the Potomac River to Lake Superior, and along the winding courses of the Mississippi, a deep-seated hatred of the English increased with great rapidity. When the French had held possession of Detroit and the forts upon the frontier, they had supplied the surrounding Indians with guns, ammunition and clothing, but the English would give them nothing. The French had been kind to the savages when they visited their forts, but the English received them with cold looks and harsh words, when, as was their custom, they would lounge about the fort and lazily stretch themselves out in the shadow of the walls. This was galling to their proud and haughty spirits. Then, too, the best lands of the red men were being invaded by white...

212 pages, Paperback

First published September 12, 2013

About the author

Charles Haven Ladd Johnston (1877-1943)

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[Dan R. Celhay · Rating 3 out of 5]

Eh, Pontiac es el nombre de un jefe indio de Ottawa