Sister of famed warrior Chief Joseph Brant and wife of the legendary Sir William Johnson, Tekonwatonti/Molly Brant seemed destined to exist only in their shadows until acclaimed poet Maurice Kenny plucked her from the footnotes of history. In a remarkable sequence of voices that span the centuries, Molly takes her rightful place as one of the most powerful figures in Native American history. As she grows from young girl to wife and mother to warrior who leads her people in a futile attempt to hold their ancestral lands, Molly comes vibrantly to life in poems that transcend time and place. In a luminous tribute to the indomitability of the human spirit, Kenny eloquently addresses the power of belief and the importance of memory.
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Written mostly by white males, the history of Native Americans is peopled by warriors and chiefs. Though women have been ignored and trivialized, they have played an important role in the culture and government of their people. Among the Iroquois, for instance, women have always chosen the leaders, guided them, and removed them when they failed to carry out their duties. Tekonwatonti (also known as Molly Brant) was a Mohawk woman who played a very powerful role during the French and Indian War. Sister of the renowned leader Joseph Brant and widow of the influential Sir William Johnson, she led the Mohawk fighters in support of the British because she believed that cooperation would secure Mohawk land. These narrative poems speak in the voices of Molly, of her family, and of male historical figures and occasionally introduce other noted Native American women. Mohawk poet Kenny has gone far toward restoring these patriots to their rightful places in American history.
- Lisa A. Mitten, Univ. of Pittsburgh Lib.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
- Lisa A. Mitten, Univ. of Pittsburgh Lib.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
About the Author
Maurice Kenny is visiting professor at the State University of New York at Potsdam. He lives in Saranac Lake in New York State's Adirondack Mountains.
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This moment finds me far from Iroquois country. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Sir William Johnson, Molly Brant, American Revolution, Lake George, George Washington, Joseph Brant, Red Bird, Carleton Island, Lady Mary Brown, New York State, Blue Bird, Doug George, General Jeffrey Amherst, Pauline Johnson, Black Bird, General George, Those Germans, Wounded Knee New!
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This moment finds me far from Iroquois country. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Sir William Johnson, Molly Brant, American Revolution, Lake George, George Washington, Joseph Brant, Red Bird, Carleton Island, Lady Mary Brown, New York State, Blue Bird, Doug George, General Jeffrey Amherst, Pauline Johnson, Black Bird, General George, Those Germans, Wounded Knee New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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books:
- Johnson of the Mohawks by Arthur Pound on page 58, and page 193
- The French and Indian War: A MyReportLinks.com Book (U.S. Wars) by Carl R. Green on page 195
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