King of the Delawares: Teedyuscung, 1700-1763

by Anthony F.C. Wallace

Book Overview

Using a psychological/anthropological approach that he largely invented, Wallace clearly demonstrates--better than anyone before or since--the tragedy of the Delawares' existence, caught between the English, the French, and the Iroquois. Painting a rich tapestry of the history and culture of the Delawares and of the sociopolitical context of the fraudulent Walking Purchase of 1737, Wallace brings Teedyuscung to life before us. Born in 1700 on the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815624980
• ISBN13: 9780815624981
• Release Date: November 1990
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 3.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"