Up for sale is a book, “The Conspiracy of Pontiac and Indian War After the Conquest of Canada” by Francis Parkman. Published in 1901 by Little, Brown & Co., Boston. Black and white illustrations. Fold out map in the front of the book. Frontenac Edition.
This is volume one ONLY of a two volume set.
The book is an influential 1851 historical work by Parkman. It chronicles the 1763–1765 Native American uprisings against British rule on the Appalachian frontier and the Great Lakes, focusing on the Odawa leader Pontiac.
The book details the following key themes and events:
The Core Conflict: Also known as Pontiac's War, the conflict was sparked when an alliance of Native American tribes—dissatisfied with oppressive British policies and encroachment on their lands following the French and Indian War—attempted to drive the British out of the region.
Pontiac's Role: Parkman frames the daring Odawa leader Pontiac as the brilliant and unifying mastermind who directed a massive coalition of tribes and the famous siege of Fort Detroit.
Parkman’s Perspective: Written in the 19th century, the book is praised for its dramatic, sweeping prose but has also been critiqued by modern historians for romanticizing the era and reflecting a paternalistic and outdated view of Indigenous peoples.
The hardcover has edge and corner wear with marks and rubbing. A few front blank endpapers were torn out. The front endpapers have a stain at the bottom where the spine meets the margin, otherwise a tiny mark here and there on the pages, pages a little yellow, 381 pages long, rough cut pages, and the binding is firm. Map has a tear but it’s all there.
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