Chainbreaker
The Revolutionary War Memoirs of Governor Blacksnake as Told to Benjamin Williams
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4040137 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Daniel Richter (0000-0003-1681-727X), Daniel K Richter, Governor Blacksnake, Thomas S Abler |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 118 |
| Publication date | 1991-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The American Indian Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0095-182X • E-ISSN: 1534-1828 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1185225 |
| OpenAlex | W2144780462 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
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
Art history · Governor · Memoir · Anthropology: Ethics, History, Culture · Archaeology and Natural History · Engineering · History · Military History and Strategy
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,09 |
| Citation span | 2004 - 2017 (14) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |