Black Hawk's 'Autobiography of Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak, or Black Hawk' provides readers with a firsthand account of the life of a Sauk chief during a tumultuous period in American history. The book...

The Autobiography of Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak, or Black Hawk, written by Sauk chief Black Hawk, provides readers with a unique insight into the life and perspectives of a Native American leader during...

In this autobiography by one of the great Native-American Chiefs, skirmishes between Native-American tribes and the United States government are recounted and described in detail, conveying the brutal...