Historical Sketch of Tom-Chi-Chi, Mico of the Yamacraws.
Item #78829
JONES, Charles C[olcock], Jr. Historical Sketch of Tom-Chi-Chi, Mico of the Yamacraws. Albany: Joel Munsell, 1868. 1st ed. 133 pp. Orig. boards, printed paper spine label. Boards sunned, wear to spine ends, corners and front outer hinge, spine label neatly removed, else very good. HOWES J-198. De Renne II, p. 704. Bibliotheca Munselliana, p.154. The first book-length biography of the legendary Yamacraw chief, which remains a standard source on his life. "The large minded and heroic Indian chief, who welcomed Oglethorpe to the lands of his nation, and fed and protected the infant colony during those early years, when disease and the Spaniards threatened its existence, well deserved a biography. No hero of the colonies of North America, even the loud boasting John Smith, the zealous yet humane Roger Williams, or the noble Oglethorpe himself, better deserved as an enduring monument than Tomo-Chi-chi. ... Mr. Jones has done full justice to his subject, by fortifying the facts of his biography with undoubted authorities" Field 796.
Price: $300.00