Indian captive, Indian king :: Peter Williamson in America and Britain /
In 1758, Peter Williamson appeared in the streets of Aberdeen, Scotland, dressed as a Native American Indian and telling a remarkable tale. He claimed that as a young boy many years earlier, he had been kidnapped from the city and sold into slavery in America. In performances he gave in taverns and...
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| Zusammenfassung: | In 1758, Peter Williamson appeared in the streets of Aberdeen, Scotland, dressed as a Native American Indian and telling a remarkable tale. He claimed that as a young boy many years earlier, he had been kidnapped from the city and sold into slavery in America. In performances he gave in taverns and coffeehouses and in a printed narrative he peddled to his audiences, Williamson described his serial tribulations on the fringes of the British Empire as an indentured servant, Indian captive, soldier, and prisoner of war. In his performances and publications, Williamson offered British audiences a distinctly plebian perspective on the British Empire in North America. His unique career capitalized on the curiosity that the Seven Years' War ignited among the British public for news and information about America and its Native inhabitants, but his reputation for fabrication also made his contemporaries and historians reluctant to believe him. Indian Captive, Indian King is the first biography of Williamson to separate the fact from fiction in his tale and explain what it tells us about how the working people of eighteenth-century Britain, so often depicted as victims of empire, found their own ways to create lives and exploit opportunities within it.-- |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (viii, 343 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780674981218 0674981219 |
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| contents | Prologue: Aberdeen, 1758 -- Part One. Hard fate: Kidnapped -- Sold as a slave -- Captive -- Soldier -- Prisoner of war -- Part Two. The interesting tale: Strolling adventurer -- Poor Peter Williamson -- Peter Williamson, pursuer -- From the other world -- Bookseller, printer, and postman -- King of the Indians -- Epilogue: Edinburgh, 1822. |
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| spelling | Shannon, Timothy J. (Timothy John), 1964- author. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n99042943 Indian captive, Indian king : Peter Williamson in America and Britain / Timothy J. Shannon. Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2018. 1 online resource (viii, 343 pages) : illustrations, maps text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier In 1758, Peter Williamson appeared in the streets of Aberdeen, Scotland, dressed as a Native American Indian and telling a remarkable tale. He claimed that as a young boy many years earlier, he had been kidnapped from the city and sold into slavery in America. In performances he gave in taverns and coffeehouses and in a printed narrative he peddled to his audiences, Williamson described his serial tribulations on the fringes of the British Empire as an indentured servant, Indian captive, soldier, and prisoner of war. In his performances and publications, Williamson offered British audiences a distinctly plebian perspective on the British Empire in North America. His unique career capitalized on the curiosity that the Seven Years' War ignited among the British public for news and information about America and its Native inhabitants, but his reputation for fabrication also made his contemporaries and historians reluctant to believe him. Indian Captive, Indian King is the first biography of Williamson to separate the fact from fiction in his tale and explain what it tells us about how the working people of eighteenth-century Britain, so often depicted as victims of empire, found their own ways to create lives and exploit opportunities within it.-- Provided by publisher. Includes bibliographical references and index. Prologue: Aberdeen, 1758 -- Part One. Hard fate: Kidnapped -- Sold as a slave -- Captive -- Soldier -- Prisoner of war -- Part Two. The interesting tale: Strolling adventurer -- Poor Peter Williamson -- Peter Williamson, pursuer -- From the other world -- Bookseller, printer, and postman -- King of the Indians -- Epilogue: Edinburgh, 1822. Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed January 4, 2018). Williamson, Peter, 1730-1799. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85194942 Williamson, Peter, 1730-1799 fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJh8V7xRQCyCvdVVyhbcfq Captivity narratives North America History 18th century. Indian captivities North America. Working class Great Britain History 18th century. Récits de captivité Amérique du Nord Histoire 18e siècle. Prisonniers des Peuples autochtones Amérique du Nord. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Historical. bisacsh HISTORY Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies) bisacsh HISTORY North America. bisacsh HISTORY United States Colonial Period (1600-1775) bisacsh Captivity narratives fast Indian captivities fast Working class fast Great Britain fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJdmp7p3cx8hpmJ8HvmTpP North America fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJxRHKPqWyj6g89H9PwHmd 1700-1799 fast History fast has work: Indian captive, Indian king (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCGKJdRyr4VMG43jpF8xJWC https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Shannon, Timothy J. (Timothy John), 1964- Indian captive, Indian king. Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2018 9780674976320 0674976320 (DLC) 2017016494 (OCoLC)988256025 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1620303 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Shannon, Timothy J. (Timothy John), 1964- Indian captive, Indian king : Peter Williamson in America and Britain / Prologue: Aberdeen, 1758 -- Part One. Hard fate: Kidnapped -- Sold as a slave -- Captive -- Soldier -- Prisoner of war -- Part Two. The interesting tale: Strolling adventurer -- Poor Peter Williamson -- Peter Williamson, pursuer -- From the other world -- Bookseller, printer, and postman -- King of the Indians -- Epilogue: Edinburgh, 1822. Williamson, Peter, 1730-1799. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85194942 Williamson, Peter, 1730-1799 fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJh8V7xRQCyCvdVVyhbcfq Captivity narratives North America History 18th century. Indian captivities North America. Working class Great Britain History 18th century. Récits de captivité Amérique du Nord Histoire 18e siècle. Prisonniers des Peuples autochtones Amérique du Nord. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Historical. bisacsh HISTORY Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies) bisacsh HISTORY North America. bisacsh HISTORY United States Colonial Period (1600-1775) bisacsh Captivity narratives fast Indian captivities fast Working class fast |
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| title | Indian captive, Indian king : Peter Williamson in America and Britain / |
| title_auth | Indian captive, Indian king : Peter Williamson in America and Britain / |
| title_exact_search | Indian captive, Indian king : Peter Williamson in America and Britain / |
| title_full | Indian captive, Indian king : Peter Williamson in America and Britain / Timothy J. Shannon. |
| title_fullStr | Indian captive, Indian king : Peter Williamson in America and Britain / Timothy J. Shannon. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Indian captive, Indian king : Peter Williamson in America and Britain / Timothy J. Shannon. |
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| title_sort | indian captive indian king peter williamson in america and britain |
| title_sub | Peter Williamson in America and Britain / |
| topic | Williamson, Peter, 1730-1799. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85194942 Williamson, Peter, 1730-1799 fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJh8V7xRQCyCvdVVyhbcfq Captivity narratives North America History 18th century. Indian captivities North America. Working class Great Britain History 18th century. Récits de captivité Amérique du Nord Histoire 18e siècle. Prisonniers des Peuples autochtones Amérique du Nord. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Historical. bisacsh HISTORY Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies) bisacsh HISTORY North America. bisacsh HISTORY United States Colonial Period (1600-1775) bisacsh Captivity narratives fast Indian captivities fast Working class fast |
| topic_facet | Williamson, Peter, 1730-1799. Williamson, Peter, 1730-1799 Captivity narratives North America History 18th century. Indian captivities North America. Working class Great Britain History 18th century. Récits de captivité Amérique du Nord Histoire 18e siècle. Prisonniers des Peuples autochtones Amérique du Nord. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Historical. HISTORY Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies) HISTORY North America. HISTORY United States Colonial Period (1600-1775) Captivity narratives Indian captivities Working class Great Britain North America History |
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