Hobomok & Other Writings on Indians by Lydia Maria Child

by Carolyn L. Karcher

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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 Condition of Women in Various Ages and Nations (1835); a selection from her best-selling volume of journalistic sketches, Letters from New-York (1843); and her eloquent Appeal for Indians (1868). This revised edition of "Hobomok" and Other Writings on Indians includes three new stories: "The Church in the Wilderness," "Willie Wharton," and "The Indians"--as well as explanatory notes and an updated bibliography.
  • ISBN10 0813511631
  • ISBN13 9780813511634
  • Publish Date 1 April 1986
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 9 September 1994
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Rutgers University Press
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 362
  • Language English