Author

Publication

1999 - University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, Nebraska

Language

English

Word Count

38,000 words, Guess

Page Count

152 pages

Identifiers

  • Open LibraryOL35580M
  • ISBN-100803232098
  • OCLC Control Number40891031
  • Library of Congress Control Number99020617
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  • LibraryThing224663

Classifications

  • DDC305.48/8973
  • LCCE99.A13 M43 1999

Description

"Women of the Dawn tells the stories of four remarkable Wabanaki Indian women who lived in northeast America during the four centuries that devastated their traditional world. Their courageous responses to tragedies brought on by European contact make up the heart of the book."--BOOK JACKET. "The narrative begins with Molly Mathilde, a mother, a peacemaker, and the daughter of a famous chief. Born in the mid-1600s, when Wabanakis first experienced the full effects of colonial warfare, disease, and displacement, she provided a vital link for her people through her marriage to the French baron of St. Castin. The saga continues with the shrewd and legendary healer Molly Ockett and the reputed witchwoman Molly Molasses. The final chapter belongs to Molly Dellis Nelson (known as Spotted Elk), a celebrated performer on European stages who lived to see the dawn of Wabanaki cultural renewal in the modern era."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

Genres

  • Biography.

Other Editions

  • Women of the dawnUniversity of Nebraska Press1999-01-01

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