The World of Chief Seattle: How Can One Sell the Air? [Paperback]

Warren Jefferson (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1570670951 | ISBN-13: 978-1570670954 | Publication Date: January 2001 | Edition: 1

Chief Seattle gave his now famous speech in 1854 during treaty negotiations with the U.S. government, which was intent on forcing the Native people of Washington's Puget Sound onto reservations.This book puts Chief Seattle's life into the context of his time and gives a brief history of the region and its many tribes with particular emphasis on Chief Seattle's tribe, the Suquamish. Includes the complete speech and many rare, turn-of-the-century photographs of village life.

52 black and white photographs

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

In his debut work, Warren Jefferson pays tribute to The World of Chief Seattle. For 11,000 years his people, the Suquamish, have lived across the bay from the city that took their chief's name. Most famous for his 1854 speech promising the American government peace and respect in return for the same, Chief Seattle saw his world diminish during his long and celebrated life, as a result of the appropriation of land by the American government, the introduction of Euro-American diseases and the suppression of many tribal customs and religious practices. Nonetheless, Jefferson remains quietly optimistic in describing the Suquamish's former prosperity and how the tribe lives today. B&w photos.

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Review

Highly recommended for Native American Studies reference and reading list collections. --Wisconsin Bookwatch

Recommended for junior and senior high school students, advanced students, and adults. --Kliatt

Highly recommended for Native American Studies reference and reading list collections. --Wisconsin Bookwatch

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Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Native Voices (TN); 1 edition (January 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1570670951
• ISBN-13: 978-1570670954
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #853,012 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Warren works as a graphic designer, photographer, and research writer for the Book Publishing Company, which specializes in vegetarian cookbooks, alternative health, and Native American culture. He has edited and worked on numerous publications on a variety of subjects. He has has a keen interest in Native American history and culture since first reading Black Elk Speaks in the late 60s. Warren and his wife Barbara have four children and five grandchildren. They live in an intentional community called The Farm in rural Tennessee with their Jack Russell Terrier Max.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The World of Chief Seattle: How Can One Sell The Air, March 7, 2001

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Marilyn Jones (Suquamish, WA U.S.A.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The World of Chief Seattle: How Can One Sell the Air? (Paperback)

This book is very informative and research that went into the book shows that the author truly cared to show in the best possible light the lifestyle of Suquamish's most famous Chief. Chief Seattle has been quoted and misquoted so much over the years, that this book is a breath of fresh air. A great way to learn about Suquamish and a glimpse into history. I feel that this book is something that all ages will enjoy reading.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a rare tribute!, January 12, 2003

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Rebecca Brown "rebeccasreads" (Clallam Bay, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The World of Chief Seattle: How Can One Sell the Air? (Paperback)

THE WORLD OF CHIEF SEATTLE is an awesome effort, quietly informative, eloquent as the wind. We read about The Land around the Puget Sound & its climate. How The Suquamish People, isolated by mountains & vast stretches of ocean, developed lifestyles unlike any encountered by explorers.

About Potlatch, Canoes, Food, Houses & Clothing. About Intertribal Warfare & Indian Boarding Schools, & about the The Point Elliott Treaty & Reservation Life.

A just homage to the ways of our ancestors & a profound little book, one that will touch the heart & soul of any who read it - about a fine way of life inexorably altered by strangers from afar.

A must for anyone interested in living with the land, & learning how to treat all our relations with respect.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended for Native American studies reference, March 18, 2001

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The World of Chief Seattle: How Can One Sell the Air? (Paperback)

The Suquamish Native American leader Chief Seattle gave his immortal speech in 1854 during treaty negotiations with the American government which was intent on forcing the Native people of Washington's Puget Sound onto reservations. Highly recommended for Native American studies reference and reading list collections, The World Of Chief Seattle: How Can One Sell The Air? puts Chief Seattle's life into the context of his time and provides the reader with a brief history of the region and its many tribes, with particular emphasis on the Suquamish. Included under Warren Jefferson's ably editorship is the complete text of Chief Seattle's speech, enhanced with rare, vintage photographs of village life.