I Have Spoken: American History Through the Voices of the IndiansVirginia Irving Armstrong A collection of the oratory of the Americna Indian from the 17th century to the present day. With integrity, with statesmanship, with poetic imagery and caustic wit, Indian chiefs and orators describe their relations with the white man. It is a story of proffered friendship, of broken promises, of hopes that ended in disillusionment-and of a vision of life so strong, that it has survived defeat. |
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