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Hobomok and other writings on Indians

by Lydia Maria Child

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First published in 1824, Hobomok is the story of an upper-class white woman who marries an Indian chief, has a child, then leaves him--with the child--for another man.

HistoryLiterary collectionsIndians of North AmericaFictionFiction, historicalMassachusetts, fictionIndians of north america, fictionNorth American IndiansCollected WorksIndianerBelletristische DarstellungFiction, historical, general