{"product_id":"professional-indian-9780812246766","title":"Professional Indian","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProfessional Indian tells the story of Eleazer Williams: missionary to the Mohawks, Indian confidence man, and icon of an era of dispossession and change that compelled many native peoples to refashion their identities in the wake of Anglo-American expansion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The story of a fascinating, enigmatic character who inhabited the cultural borderlands between the Iroquois confederacy and the early American republic in an era of dramatic change. Well written and compulsively readable, \u003ci\u003eProfessional Indian\u003c\/i\u003e helps us see the insoluble dilemmas facing Native American communities in this period.\" * Eric Hinderaker, University of Utah *\u003cbr\u003e\"In this well-crafted, impressively researched biography, Michael Leroy Oberg has told Eleazer Williams's complete life story and told it well. In Oberg's hands, Williams was a serial liar who became a 'professional Indian' in order to make a living at a time of shrinking options for Indians. \u003ci\u003eProfessional Indian\u003c\/i\u003e will be the authoritative account of this significant figure in Iroquois history.\" * David J. Silverman, George Washington University *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Prologue. On the Northern Line\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1. Pilgrim and Patriot\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2. Soldier of Christ\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3. The Prospect of Great and Good Things\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4. A Failed Performance\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5. The Life of a Misanthrope\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6. The Confidence Man\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion. The Last of Eleazer Williams\u003cbr\u003e List of Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405724819799,"sku":"9780812246766","price":31.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780812246766.jpg?v=1730493401","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/professional-indian-9780812246766","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}