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Title: On Our Own Ground: The Complete Writings of William Apess, a Pequot (Native Americans of the Northeast) by William Apess, Barry O'Connell ISBN: 0-87023-770-5 Publisher: Univ. of Massachusetts Press Pub. Date: April, 1992 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Timeless works from a pioneering Indian author
Comment: Editor O'Connell has done something very valuable in making these forgotten texts available to a wider audience. The writings of William Apess are, regrettably, still highly relevant even now. This is partly because of the universal import of the issues of religious conversion, ethnic identity and the personal challenges he confronted, but even more because American Indians are still denied the civil and human rights enjoyed by other Americans. Apess's fiery prose and profound insights into the American experience from his Indigenous perspective are guaranteed not only to shed much light on his life and times, but will shatter cherished misconceptions of European Americans concerning the presumed fairness of our society.
Opponents of multiculturalism would probably complain that yet another insignificant author has been dredged up from the past. But Apess is not obscure, rather, his brilliance was obscured through the neglect of those who most needed to hear his message. There is far more to his work than merely documenting the victimization of Indians. As author, minister and also activist on behalf of his congregation of Mashpee Wampanoags in the 1830s, Apess's life work testifies eloquently that Indians have always exercised agency in shaping their history and ours as a whole---even in circumstances not of their choosing.
Rating: 5
Summary: Timeless works from a pioneering Indian author
Comment: Editor Barry O'Connell performs a signal service in making these forgotten texts available to a wider audience (and also
his very useful introduction). The writings of William Apess are, regrettably, still highly relevant even now. This is partly because of the universal import of the issues of religious conversion, ethnic identity and the personal challenges he confronted, but even more because American Indians are still denied the civil and human rights enjoyed by other Americans. Apess's fiery prose and profound insights into the American experience from his Indigenous perspective are guaranteed not only to shed much light on his life and times, but will shatter cherished misconceptions of European Americans concerning the presumed fairness of our society.
Opponents of multiculturalism would probably complain that yet another insignificant author has been dredged up from the past. But Apess is not obscure, rather, his brilliance was obscured through the neglect of those who most needed to hear his message. There is much more to his work than merely documenting the victimization of Indians. As author, minister and also activist on behalf of his congregation of Mashpee Wampanoags in the 1830s, Apess's life work testifies eloquently that Indians have always exercised agency in shaping their history and ours as a whole---even in circumstances not of their choosing.
Rating: 5
Summary: Outstanding
Comment: Eurocentric assumptions perpetrated by white males have obscured the incredibly brave and noble work of Native American writers. As a feminist who is interrogating those eurocentric paradigms, I am delighted to come upon this wonderful book.
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Title: Hobomok and Other Writings on Indians by Lydia Maria Francis Child, Lydia M. Childs, Carolyn L. Karcher ISBN: 081351164X Publisher: Rutgers University Press Pub. Date: May, 1986 List Price(USD): $20.95 |
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Title: The Interesting Narrative and Other Writings (Penguin Classics) by Olaudah Equiano, Vincent Carretta ISBN: 0142437166 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: 27 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $11.00 |
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