The Two Hendricks: Unraveling a Mohawk Mystery

by Eric Hinderaker

Book Overview

In September 1755, the most famous Indian in the world--a Mohawk leader known in English as King Hendrick--died in the Battle of Lake George. He was fighting the French in defense of British claims to North America, and his death marked the end of an era in Anglo-Iroquois relations. He was not the first Mohawk of that name to attract international attention. Half a century earlier, another Hendrick worked with powerful leaders in the frontier town...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674035798
• ISBN13: 9780674035799
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 354 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.9" x 8.3"