Life of Black Hawk, or Makataimes..., Black Hawk
Life of Black Hawk, or Makataimes..., Black Hawk
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Life of Black Hawk, or Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak
Dictated by Himself

Author: Black Hawk

Narrator: Michael Lackey

Unabridged: 6 hr 48 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/25/2014


Synopsis

A controversial figure in his day, Black Hawk was the leader of the Sauk American Indian tribe in the early 1800s. The son of the tribe's medicine man, Black HawkÂs exploits as a warrior aided his rise to the status of tribal war leader. Here, Black Hawk chronicles his life as well as the story of his tribe, who were forced from their lands in Illinois during a series of skirmishes with American settlers in what came to be known as the Black Hawk War. Starred review. "...Michael Lackey narrate(s)...in an engaging manner that is appropriately matter-of-fact, defiant, or poignant...an invaluable resource" - School Library Journal

About Black Hawk

Black Hawk, or Makataimeshekiakiak (1767-1838), was a warrior and leader of the Sauk American Indian tribe. He is notably remembered for leading his tribe against European and American settlers in Illinois during the Black Hawk War.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Fabian on October 18, 2018

The modern reader has much to learn from The Life of Black Hawk. Historically, it represents an invaluable time capsule; the psychology of the Native American, an authentic chief no less, is, if not a more all-encompassing portrait of devastating war than The Diary of Anne Frank at least its equal--......more

Goodreads review by Lark on January 06, 2019

More than anything I've ever read about Native American history, Black Hawk's autobiography gave me a sense of how strange and violent a period the late 18th/early 19th century was in the upper Midwest. What hit me here as revelatory was the utter crowded-ness of this supposed wilderness, where ther......more

Goodreads review by Sofia on August 07, 2012

This was a free audibook download from audible.com's "Christmas in July" sale for members. I guess I got what I paid for it. The reading (by Brett Bailey, I believe) was lovely, but the content itself was--although at times beautifully poetic and spiritual--mostly just frustrating. Time and time aga......more

Goodreads review by Graeme on December 28, 2011

I'd say it's tough to rate this book. How do you rate it? It's the story of the life of Black Hawk, the Sauk warrior who led an insurrection in the American Midwest in the early 19th century. Now then. Let's see. Essentially, Black Hawk was the driving force behind the Black Hawk War of 1832, during......more

Goodreads review by Ai on February 12, 2018

This was interesting to read, especially given that I spent four years on Meskwaki lands, but I definitely need some guidance through it in terms of how to read it (it was accompanied, for this course, with a reading by Mark Rifkin entitled "Documenting Tradition: Territoriality and Textuality in Bl......more