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Blue Jacket: War Chief of the Shawnees
Blue Jacket War Chief of the Shawnees
Author: Allan W. Eckert
In the year 1771, a white boy named Marmaduke Van Swearington was captured by Shawnee Indians in what is now West Virginia but was then the edge of the American frontier.  Impressed with his bravery, he was not killed but instead was taken to Ohio where he was adopted into the tribe and given the name Blue Jacket, from the blue shirt he was...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780913428368
ISBN-10: 0913428361
Publication Date: 6/1983
Pages: 177
Reading Level: Young Adult
Rating:
  • Currently 4.2/5 Stars.
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4.2 stars, based on 3 ratings
Publisher: Landfall Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 1
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A great historical snap shot of War Chief Blue Jacket. Having grown up in Ohio the history was very interesting to me. Some content was "novelized" and the book was very easy to read; however there was a problem with a shifting tense that was a little distracting.
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