Chainbreaker: The Revolutionary War Memoirs of Governor Blacksnake as told to Benjamin Williams (American Indian Lives)

One of the earliest memoirs by an American Indian, Chainbreaker presents the recollections of a Seneca chief, also known as Governor Blacksnake. A fighter in the American Revolution who lived more than a century, Chainbreaker told his story as an old man in the 1840s to a fellow Seneca, Benjamin Williams, who translated it and committed it to paper. Epic in scale and yet intensely personal, Chainbreaker’s story provides a rare Native view of warfare and diplomacy during a crucial period in American history. His account is only fully available in this edition, featuring extensive commentary by Thomas S. Abler.
Author: Chainbreaker

Publisher: Bison Books

Binding: Paperback

Language: English

ISBN-10: 080326450X

ISBN-13: 9780803264502