| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 222 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Ohio History and Culture
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Ohio history and culture.
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| Note |
"The version within these pages is the Doyle Davison transcript of the Henry Clay Alder manuscript held by the Ohio Historical Society ..."--Introduction. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-215) and index. |
| Contents |
A History of Jonathan Alder: His Captivity and Life with the Indians. |
| Summary |
A History of Jonathan Alder: His Captivity and Life with the Indians is one of the most extensive first person accounts to survive from Ohio's pioneer and early settlement eras. Nine year-old Alder was captured and taken to Ohio by Indians in 1782. Adopted by a Mingo warrior and his Shawnee wife, Alder lived as an Indian until 1805. After he left the Indians, Alder became one of the first European settlers to live in central Ohio. Alder composed his memoirs in the 1840s. His account chronicles his life for fifty years, from the time of his capture to 1832. The narrative, therfore, provides a unique perspective on fronteir Ohio and its transformation from wilderness to statehood and the continuing evolution in the relationship between Ohio's Indians and whites from the Revolutionary War-era to a time when many of the state's Native peoples had been removed. Alder's recollection provides an exceptional look at early Ohio. His portrait of his captors is revealing, complex, and sympathetic. The latter part of his narrative in which he describes his experiences in central Ohio is an extraordinary rich account of early pioneer life. Further, Alder was fortunate in that he encountered many of the persons and took part in many of the events that have become touchstones in Ohio's pioneer history, including Simon Kenton, Simon Girty, and Col. William Crawford. He participated in the Battles of Fort Recovery and Fallen Timbers, and his recollection of these actions are among the few extant accounts that describe these events from a Native American perspective. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
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| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Alder, Jonathan, 1773-
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Alder, Jonathan, 1773- |
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Alder, Jonathan, 1773- |
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Indian captivities -- Ohio.
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Indian captivities. |
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Ohio. |
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Shawnee Indians -- Social life and customs.
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Shawnee Indians -- Social life and customs. |
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Shawnee Indians. |
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Mingo Indians -- Social life and customs.
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Mingo Indians. |
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Manners and customs. |
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Frontier and pioneer life -- Ohio.
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Frontier and pioneer life. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Added Author |
Davison, Doyle H.
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Nelson, Larry L. (Larry Lee), 1950-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Alder, Henry Clay, 19th cent. History of Jonathan Alder. 1st ed. Akron, OH : University of Akron Press, 2002 1884836801 (DLC) 2001006416 (OCoLC)48383282 |
| ISBN |
9781935603108 (electronic book) |
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1935603108 (electronic book) |
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9781935603115 (electronic book) |
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1935603116 (electronic book) |
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1884836801 |
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9781884836800 |
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9781884836985 |
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1884836984 |
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