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Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak, or Black Hawk, and scenes in the West : a national poem in six cantos

Title
Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak, or Black Hawk, and scenes in the West : a national poem in six cantos / by Elbert H. Smith.
Author
Smith, Elbert H.
Publication
New York, N.Y. : [Elbert H. Smith], 1849.

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Additional Authors
Thorp, Willard, 1899-1990
Description
299 pages, 2 unnumbered leaves of plates : portraits; 20 cm
Alternative Title
Black Hawk, and scenes in the West
Subject
  • Black Hawk (Sauk chief), 1767-1838 > Poetry
  • Black Hawk (Sauk chief), 1767-1838
  • 1832
  • Black Hawk War, 1832 > Poetry
Genre/Form
Poetry.
Note
  • "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."
Source (note)
  • Willard Thorp;
Provenance (note)
  • Signature on front flyleaf of Willard Thorp.
LCCN
16004968
OCLC
  • ocm02552147
  • 2552147
  • SCSB-539377
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library