Women of the Dawn
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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. The narrative begins with Molly Mathilde (1665-1717), 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 sage continues with the shrewd and legendary healer Molly Ockett (1740-1816) and the reputed witchwoman Molly Molasses (1775-1867). The final chapter belongs to Molly Dellis Nelson (1903-1977) (known as Spotted Elk), a celebrated performer on European stages who lived to see the dawn of Wabanaki cultural renewal in the modern era.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:080328277X
ISBN13:9780803282773
Release Date:September 2001
Publisher:Bison Books
Length:152 Pages
Weight:0.50 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 5.6" x 9.1"
Customer Reviews
3 ratings
Women of the Dawn- book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
I enjoyed this book written by an anthropologist who studied the lives of four Wabanaki/ indian women who came into contact with Europeans at different times in history. The book is very descriptive, and easy to read /follow the life stories of these four Wabanaki women, and how their lives were effected by European contact. One woman is a direct line ancestor of mine, this is why I purchased more than one copy of the book, since last fall, to give as gifts to my family members.
WIMEN IF THE DAWN
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
I BOUGHT THIS AS A PRESENT FOR A FRIEND HAVE READ IT AS IT IS ABOUT MY MOTHER. ENJOYED AS HAS ALL THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE READ IT.
A Rare Insight into native American Culture
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
Bunny McBride has written a rare and special book - a book that takes you in a heretofore unexamined aspect of Native American culture - the lives of Indian women. "Women of the Dawn" tells the story of four women whose lives span the entire history of contact with European. Yet, it is far more than a well-documented anthroplogical tome. By taking a bit of literary license and mixing it with imagination and historical fact, Ms. McBride has painted a vivid poirtrait of these women's lives that in a way is perhaps a far more true and accurate retelling of their lives than a dry litany of facts. This is a book that will take you to four different times and let you look out at the world through the eyes of four remarkable native American women. A real triumph.
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