Peter Williamson, French and Indian Cruelty : : A Modern Critical Edition / / ed. by Timothy Shannon.
Presents an eighteenth-century Scotsman’s autobiographical account of his odyssey through North America as an indentured servant, Indian captive, and soldierProvides an introduction that explains Williamson’s origins, separates the fact from fiction in his North American adventures Places Williamson...
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Peter Williamson, French and Indian Cruelty : A Modern Critical Edition / ed. by Timothy Shannon. Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2023] ©2023 1 online resource (228 p.) : 1 B/W illustrations text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- Editor’s Introduction -- Suggestions for Further Reading -- Acknowledgments -- A Note on the Text -- French and Indian Cruelty Exemplified in the Life and various vicissitudes of Fortune of Peter Williamson -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Presents an eighteenth-century Scotsman’s autobiographical account of his odyssey through North America as an indentured servant, Indian captive, and soldierProvides an introduction that explains Williamson’s origins, separates the fact from fiction in his North American adventures Places Williamson’s narrative within its wider cultural and social contextIncludes the complete appendices that appeared in Williamson’s narrativeDescribes Aberdeen’s servant trade from eyewitness accountsIncludes suggestions for Further Readings to assist readers interested in learning more about Williamson and the topics covered in his narrativeThis book is the first scholarly edition of the most popular Native American captivity narrative published in eighteenth-century Britain. In this fully annotated modern version, Timothy J. Shannon re-acquaints modern readers with this popular North American captivity narrative, featuring a Scottish protagonist. He tells the story of Peter Williamson, a native of Aberdeen, who claimed he was kidnapped into indentured servitude in North America, lived as a captive among Indians there, and then fought as a soldier in the Seven Years’ War until he was taken prisoner by the French. After returning to Britain, Williamson peddled his tale while dressed in Indian costume, and he eventually settled in Edinburgh, where he became known as 'Indian Peter'. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Mai 2023) Indian captivities Early works to 1800. Kidnapping. Scottish Studies. HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General. bisacsh Shannon, Timothy, editor. edt http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2023 English 9783111319292 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2023 9783111318912 ZDB-23-DGG Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE History 2023 English 9783111319131 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE History 2023 9783111318189 ZDB-23-DEG Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Complete eBook-Package 2023 9783110797640 print 9781399503419 https://doi.org/10.1515/9781399503433 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781399503433 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781399503433/original |
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