Chainbreaker: The Revolutionary War Memoirs of Governor Blacksnake

One of the earliest memoirs by an American Indian, Chainbreaker presents the recollections of a Seneca chief, also known as Governor Blacksnake. A fighter in the American Revolution who lived more than a century, Chainbreaker told his story as an old man in the 1840s to a fellow Seneca, Benjamin Williams, who translated it and committed it to paper. Epic in scale and yet intensely personal, Chainbreaker's story provides a rare Native view of warfare and diplomacy during a crucial period in American history. His account is only fully available in this edition, featuring extensive commentary by Thomas S. Abler. Thomas S. Abler is a professor of anthropology at the University of Waterloo. He is the author of Hinterland Warriors and Military Dress: European Empires and Exotic Uniforms.

Author: Governor Blacksnake
Publisher: Bison
Published: 07/01/2005
Pages: 342
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.44h x 5.44w x 0.73d
ISBN13: 9780803264502
ISBN10: 080326450X
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional | Indigenous
- History | Indigenous Peoples of the Americas
- History | United States | Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)

About the Author
Thomas S. Abler is a professor of anthropology at the University of Waterloo. He is the author of Hinterland Warriors and Military Dress: European Empires and Exotic Uniforms.

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