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Presents the full text of Chief Seattle's 1887 speech delivered to Washington Territory governor Isaac Stevens, and examines its origins, historical context, and twentieth-century versions and interpretations.

Table of Contents

Preface
The Speech and its Setting
1) The Legendary Tableau Chief Seattle’s Speech: The complete Text of 1887
2) The Vanishing Text
3) The Vanishing Setting
America’s Reply
4) Answers from Afar
5) The Answers of Governor Stevens
6) Remembered Places, Remembered Voices
References
Index

Answering Chief Seattle

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      Publisher: University of Washington Press
      Publication Date: 01/10/1997
      ISBN13: 9780295976334, 978-0295976334
      ISBN10: 0295976330
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Presents the full text of Chief Seattle's 1887 speech delivered to Washington Territory governor Isaac Stevens, and examines its origins, historical context, and twentieth-century versions and interpretations.

      Table of Contents

      Preface
      The Speech and its Setting
      1) The Legendary Tableau Chief Seattle’s Speech: The complete Text of 1887
      2) The Vanishing Text
      3) The Vanishing Setting
      America’s Reply
      4) Answers from Afar
      5) The Answers of Governor Stevens
      6) Remembered Places, Remembered Voices
      References
      Index

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