The Black Hawk War Including a Review of Black Hawk's Life
Frank Everett Stevens
History
Book language: English
499 pages
This historical work by Frank Everett Stevens recounts the Black Hawk War and reviews the life of the Sauk leader Black Hawk. Drawing on many portraits and views, it offers a detailed 19th-century account for listeners interested in Native American and frontier history.
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Footnotes have been resequenced to be unique, and were moved to the end of the text. Hyperlinks are provided for ease of reference. Any references to those notes in the text have been amended as well. In the Topical Index, references to cited authors which appear only in the footnotes on the given pages are linked directly to the notes.
The illustrations have been moved to avoid falling within paragraphs. There are several maps (just prior to the
Introduction, at p. 182 and at p. 216) which are linked to full size versions and can be viewed simply by clicking on the image.
Yours faithfully Frank E. Stevens
THE
BƯĵŕƫ Hĵ΅ƫ Wĵǡ
INCLUDING A REVIEW OF
BLACK HAWK’S LIFE
Illustrated with upward of three hundred rare and interesting portraits and views
BY
FRANK E. STEVENS
FRANK E. STEVENS 1205 Cƒĵƽœŧǡ Ljż CLjƽƽŧǡŕŧ BƯŠƄ. CƒƗŕĵƄLj . . IƯƯƗƿLjƗǪ 1903 Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1903, by FRANK E. STEVENS in the office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington, D.C. Dŧĵǡ MLjǵƒŧǡ– This book represents long years of patient toil from which a corresponding return is not expected; it has been a labor of love. To whom, then, should it be dedicated but yourself, who spent so many toilsome years to rear its author, who may never repay a fraction of the debt he owes you. F.E.S.