Black Hawk's autobiography (electronic text from Project Gutenberg)
Autobiography of Black Hawk
During his last years, Sauk chief Black Hawk dictated the story of his life to Antoine Le Claire, U.S. interpreter for the Sacs and Foxes. The memoir was published was in 1833. This version also contains editor J.B. Patterson's 1882 history of the Black Hawk War.
First published in Rock Island, Illinois, 1833; electronic text produced by Project Gutenberg.
Citation:
Black Hawk. "Autobiography of Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak, or Black Hawk..." (Rock Island, Illinois, 1833).
Online facsimile at:
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/7097;
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