Hobomok & Other Writings on Indians by Lydia Maria Child

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Hobomok, A Tale of Early Times is the provocative story of an upperclass white woman who marries an Indian chief, has a child, then leaves him–with the child–for another man. This novel, originally published in 1824, is a powerful first among antipatriarchal and antiracist novels in American literature. In addition, this collection contains seven remarkable short stories; an extract on Indian women from Child’s groundbreaking History of the Condition of Women in Various Ages and Nations (1835); a selection from her best-selling volume of journalistic sketches, Letters from New-York (1843); and her eloquent Appeal for Indians (1868). This revised edition of “Hobomok” and Other Writings on Indians includes three new stories–“The Church in the Wilderness,” “Willie Wharton,” and “The Indians”–as well as explanatory notes and an updated bibliography.