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Van Steenwyk, Elizabeth

Seneca Chief, Army General: A Story about Ely Parker

(4) 4-6 Creative Minds Biography series. Illustrated by Karen Ritz. This biography tells the story of the nineteenth-century Native American leader Ely Parker, who grew up on a Seneca Indian reservation but later moved into the white world to practice law, defend the rights of his people, and serve as a U.S. Army general. His story is told in a readable though somewhat dry text, which is accompanied by dark, static illustrations. Bib., ind.

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