Apologies To The Iroquois
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded/ chipped, with rubbing, edge wear, and some soiling to the dust jacket, though the design remains largely intact. Page Condition: good, consistent with a 1960 publication. Markings: No visible markings noted. Binding condition: Appears intact and sound. Stickers/Labels: None visible.
A landmark work of American social journalism, Apologies to the Iroquois chronicles Edmund Wilson's extensive travels through New York State's Iroquois reservations in the late 1950s, presenting a vivid and unflinching portrait of the Six Nations — the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, and Tuscarora — at a time when their lands and sovereignty were under direct threat from government development projects. Wilson argues passionately for recognition of the Iroquois people's rights, documenting the political and cultural resurgence of a civilization too long ignored by mainstream America. Written with the same literary precision and moral clarity that defined his broader career, the work captures ceremonies, legal battles, and the fierce pride of communities refusing to be erased. Accompanying the main text is Joseph Mitchell's celebrated piece The Mohawks in High Steel, which details the remarkable story of the Caughnawaga Mohawks who became legendary ironworkers on the skyscrapers of New York City — together making this volume an indispensable record of Indigenous resilience and identity in twentieth-century America.
Author: Edmund Wilson
Format: Hardback
Published: 1960, W.H. Allen
Genre: American history
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded/ chipped, with rubbing, edge wear, and some soiling to the dust jacket, though the design remains largely intact. Page Condition: good, consistent with a 1960 publication. Markings: No visible markings noted. Binding condition: Appears intact and sound. Stickers/Labels: None visible.
A landmark work of American social journalism, Apologies to the Iroquois chronicles Edmund Wilson's extensive travels through New York State's Iroquois reservations in the late 1950s, presenting a vivid and unflinching portrait of the Six Nations — the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, and Tuscarora — at a time when their lands and sovereignty were under direct threat from government development projects. Wilson argues passionately for recognition of the Iroquois people's rights, documenting the political and cultural resurgence of a civilization too long ignored by mainstream America. Written with the same literary precision and moral clarity that defined his broader career, the work captures ceremonies, legal battles, and the fierce pride of communities refusing to be erased. Accompanying the main text is Joseph Mitchell's celebrated piece The Mohawks in High Steel, which details the remarkable story of the Caughnawaga Mohawks who became legendary ironworkers on the skyscrapers of New York City — together making this volume an indispensable record of Indigenous resilience and identity in twentieth-century America.