Joseph Brant and His World
18th Century Mohawk Warrior and Statesman
by James Paxton
This new, illustrated biography of Brant reflects recent research into the political, social and cultural background of his life. Paxton rejects the interpretation of earlier biographers, who depicted Brant as a man who belonged neither to the “Indian” or the “white” world. He shows that Brant was fully Mohawk, with Iroquoian values that stressed the interdependence of people. Using skill, diplomacy and his dense network of relationships and alliances, Brant attempted to ensure the ongoing social, economic and political autonomy of the Six Nations in their new Canadian Territory.
96 pages, 8 1/4″ x 9″, Index, 2008, James Lorimer & Co. Ltd.
ISBN: 1-55277-023-0 $19.95 paperback
