Memoirs of a captivity among the Indians of North America, from childhood to the age of nineteen Leather; secure - 1823

1823 INDIANS 1ed John Hunter Captivity Kickapoo Cherokee Fredonian Rebellion

John Dunn Hunter was an early 19th-century American who was taken prisoner at birth by the Kickapoo Indians. Hunter himself knew nothing of his origins and only took the name Hunter as he claimed to be a proficient hunter. He is best remembered for his role in the Fredonian Rebellion – Texas's first attempt to secede from Mexico – and the negotiations that he conducted with Cherokee tribes.

However, prior to the Rebellion, which would ultimately cause his death, Hunter wrote a bibliographic sketch of his life among the Indians and the various tribes he encountered while in Missouri, Arkansas, and Texas.

Per Wagner Camp:

"His account of life among the Kansas and Osage Indians and his experiences on the prairies sound entirely credible."

Item number: #25665

Price: $499

HUNTER, John Dunn

Memoirs of a captivity among the Indians of North America, from childhood to the age of nineteen

London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green, 1823. First edition.

Details:

· Collation: Complete with all pages

o [2], ix, [1], 447, [1]

o Engraved portrait frontispiece

· References: Sabin 33921; Wagner-Camp 24:2; Howes H 813; Field 743

· Language: English

· Binding: Leather; secure

· Size: ~8.5in X 5.5in (21.5cm x 14cm)

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