Hobomok and Other Writings on Indians

by Lydia Maria Francis Child

Book Overview

Hobomok, A Tale of Early Times is the provocative story of an upperclass white woman who marries an Indian chief, has a child, then leaves him--with the child--for another man. This novel, originally published in 1824, is a powerful first among antipatriarchal and antiracist novels in American literature. In addition, this collection contains seven remarkable short stories; an extract on Indian women from Child's groundbreaking History of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081351164X
• ISBN13: 9780813511641
• Release Date: May 1986
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 16 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 11 and higher

Customer Reviews

Good Book

great reading. this book is old. i discovered it while doing a thesis about american indians. i thought it was very interesting