{"product_id":"joseph-brant-1743-1807-man-of-two-worlds-9780815602088","title":"Joseph Brant, 1743-1807: Man of Two Worlds","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a major historical biography of the great Indian figure from the Revolutionary War period. Kelsay calls Joseph Brant the \"most famous American Indian who ever lived\"-a claim which she supports with her book. The result of some thirty years of research and writing, Joseph Brant provides a total picture of Indian life in northeast and mid-America at the end of the 18th century. Kelsay presents the reader with a wealth of characters and recreates in rich detail the historical period, its mood, and atmosphere.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEducated into European culture, Brant belonged everywhere-and nowhere. Born in a bark hut, he died in a mansion. A \"common Indian\" among an aristocracy-ridden people, he married power (his wife was the head woman of the Mohawks) and came to be resented as \"too great a man.\" He built churches, befriended missionaries, translated a prayer book into Mohawk-and voiced scandalous doubts about the Christian religion. Though he was called the \"Monster Brant,\" he was merciful in warfare. He worked all his life for the good of his people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis position and prominence brought him into contact with most of the major figures of the period, including George Washington, George Ill, Aaron Burr, Sir William Johnson, even a traveling James Boswell. His best friend was an English duke.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis enemies were legion. Washington tried to bribe him, his own son tried to kill him, and many of the Indians hated him. It was his tragedy to preach an unattainable unity to tribes torn by jealousies and ancient feuds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-13618197\"\u003eIsabel Thompson Kelsay\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Syracuse University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/1984\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 790\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.29lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.08w x 1.58d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780815602088\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0815602081\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO028000\"\u003eCultural, Ethnic \u0026amp; Regional | Indigenous\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO006000\"\u003eHistorical\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIsabel Thompson Kelsay\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Appalachia. In a small local school she fell in love with history and has involved herself in it, in one way or another, ever since. Kelsay holds academic degrees from three universities--Tennessee, Wisconsin, and Columbia. She has taught on the Iroquois at the Seminars in American Culture at Cooperstown, New York, and has contributed to \u003ci\u003eCalendar of North Carolina and Tennessee Papers, Dictionary of Canadian Biography, New York History, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEast Tennessee Historical Review.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Syracuse University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44339446055149,"sku":"9780815602088","price":37.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_3cae1013-d353-4c28-aa07-ba9b00c209b8.jpg?v=1698253169","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/joseph-brant-1743-1807-man-of-two-worlds-9780815602088","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}