Through an Indian's Looking Glass: A Cultural Biography of William Apess, Pequot
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Description
The life of William Apess (1798–1839), a Pequot Indian, Methodist preacher, and widely celebrated writer, provides a lens through which to comprehend the complex dynamics of indigenous survival and resistance in the era of America's early nationhood. Apess's life intersects with multiple aspects of indigenous identity and existence in this period, including indentured servitude, slavery, service in the armed forces, syncretic engagements with Christian spirituality, and Native struggles for political and cultural autonomy. Even more, Apess offers a powerful and provocative voice for the persistence of Native presence in a time and place that was long supposed to have settled its "Indian question" in favor of extinction. Through meticulous archival research, close readings of Apess's key works, and informed and imaginative speculation about his largely enigmatic life, Drew Lopenzina provides a vivid portrait of this singular Native American figure. This new biography will sit alongside Apess's own writing as vital reading for those interested in early America and indigeneity. [From Amazon.com]
ISBN
9781625342591
Publication Date
2017
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
City
Amherst, Massachusetts
Keywords
William Apess (1798-1839), Biography, Native American, Clergy, Methodist Church, New England
Disciplines
Christian Denominations and Sects | Indigenous Studies | Social History | United States History
Recommended Citation
Lopenzina, Drew, "Through an Indian's Looking Glass: A Cultural Biography of William Apess, Pequot" (2017). English Faculty Bookshelf. 44.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/english_books/44