The Life of William Apess, Pequot

by Philip F. Gura

Book Overview

The Pequot Indian intellectual, author, and itinerant preacher William Apess (1798-1839) was one the most important voices of the nineteenth century. Here, Philip F. Gura offers the first book-length chronicle of Apess's fascinating and consequential life. After an impoverished childhood marked by abuse, Apess soldiered with American troops during the War of 1812, converted to Methodism, and rose to fame as a lecturer who lifted a powerful voice of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1469619989
• ISBN13: 9781469619989
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.5" x 9.6"