Narrative of Oliver M. Spencer; Comprising An Account of His Captivity Among the Mohawk Indians, in North America. Revised from the Original Papers, by the Author "Moral and Scientific Dialogues."
London: J. Mason, 1854. 3rd Edition. Hardcover. 18mo. Very Good / No Jacket. Item #014176
Scarce. Third edition. 18mo. With an introduction by P.K. Orig. green blindstamped cloth, gilt title. viii, 278 pp., [12] pp. publisher's ads. Spine cocked. Rubbing to boards and extremities, cracking and wear to joints. Foxing to edges of text block. Bookplate of Conference Office Library. Some unopened leaves. Tear to outer margin of p. 11 and upper margin of p. 145. Oliver Spencer (1781-1838) was captured in 1792 at the age of 11 on the Ohio Frontier. Despite reference to the Mohawk, the captors were Shawnee and is an important work for analyzing indigenous-settler relations in the Ohio Valley and the greater United States.
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