Alvin Josephy's biography series of American Indians

A biography of the Shawnee warrior, orator, and leader who united a confederacy of Indians in an effort to save Indian land from the advance of white soldiers and settlers.

A biography of the Cherokee Indian who invented a method for his people to write and read their own language.

Recounts the life story of the Apache chief who led one of the last great Indian uprisings.

Examines the life and fortunes of the Wampanoag Indian leader who led an uprising against the New England colonists in the seventeenth century.

Follows the life of the Iroquois leader who contributed to the formation of a league of Indian nations and discusses the actions and effects of this league as it interacted with the white colonists up through the eighteenth century.