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(Beadle's Dime Novels edition - source: NIU Libraries) 
(Beadle's Pocket Novels edition - source: NIU Libraries) 
(Beadle's American Library edition, with filler - source: NIU Libraries) 
(Standard Library of Romance edition - source: NIU Libraries)
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Northern Illinois University (Beadle's American Library edition, with filler)
(Note: Missing wrappers, edges of pages marbled.) Northern Illinois University (Beadle's American Library edition, with filler) Northern Illinois University (Beadle's Dime Novels edition) Northern Illinois University (Beadle's Pocket Novels edition) Northern Illinois University (Standard Library of Romance edition) |
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| Series: |
Beadle's American Library
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no. 6
— chapters I-XVIII (conclusion), pages 5-115 Beadle's Dime Novels — no. 19 Beadle's Fifteen Cent Novels — no. 19 Beadle's Pocket Novels — no. 233 Standard Library of Romance — no. 2 |
| Subjects / Tags: |
Colonists Comets Earthquakes English French Frontier and pioneer life Historical fiction History Hurricanes Indian captivities Indians of North America Massachusetts Massasoit, 1580-1661 Sea stories Shipwrecks Slave trade Smallpox United States |
| Author: |
Duganne, A. J. H. (Augustine Joseph Hickey), 1823-1884
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| Dates: |
March 15, 1861 (Beadle's Dime Novels edition) March 15, 1861 (Beadle's Fifteen Cent Novels edition) August 1, 1861 (Beadle's American Library edition, with filler) August 9, 1862 (Standard Library of Romance edition) May 29, 1883 (Beadle's Pocket Novels edition) |
| Publishers: |
Beadle's Dime Novels edition:
Beadle and Company
(New York (N.Y.): 141 William St.)
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United States
Beadle's Pocket Novels edition: Beadle and Adams (1872-1898) (New York (N.Y.): No. 98 William Street) -- United States |
| OCLC Numbers: |
08921447 (Beadle's Dime Novels edition) 30479464 (Beadle's Pocket Novels edition) |
| ENGL 693 Spring 2018's Thoughts: | "An early dime novel, Massasoit’s Daughter, published in 1861, tells the tale of two Indian daughters and their interaction with captive white settlers who were marooned by a shipwreck in 1615. Sameena, the titular character, is the prototypical Indian princess. She intervenes on behalf of two French captives, an old preacher and Louis, when they are taken prisoner, eventually falling in love with the latter. The other daughter is Monoma, offspring of the noble Tisqountam, who befriends a young French girl, Marie. The main antagonist is the former captain of the ship, a Creole Buccaneer named Captain Pierre. Pierre avows to ravage Indian lands and capture slaves after losing his ship, and in so doing, murders the wife of a Pequod chieftain Mattakan, instigating the main conflict of the story. While Mattakan does eventually claim his vengeance against Pierre, the war leads to the slaughter of all on the ship, save for the preacher, Louis, and Marie. Tisqountam is nearly killed by Pierre while trying to call for peace in the Indian council. Sameena eventually leads a daring pair of Englishmen, Robin Ball and St. Elmo, to the Frenchman, who they liberate. At the moment of liberation, a comet flies across the sky and a hurricane blows in, cowing the natives into submission due to their religious beliefs. It ends happily, with Tisqountam surviving and leading his tribe westward, and Sameena marrying and settling with Louis in Canada. The epilogue mentions that disease “occurs” in the tribes, greatly decreasing their number. The story is noteworthy for its repeated opposition to slavery, demonstrating that even abolitionist-leaning texts relied heavily on racist tropes regarding Native Americans, as the text portrays the vengeful natives as bloody warriors with the scalps of women and children mounted on their spears. There are also notable examples of the noble savage and Indian princess trope."--Doug DePalma, graduate student at NIU enrolled in ENGL 693, Spring 2018 |
Known Editions
Beadle's American Library edition, with filler (chapters I-XVIII (conclusion), pages 5-115 in Beadle's American Library, no. 6)Beadle's Dime Novels edition
Beadle's Fifteen Cent Novels edition
Standard Library of Romance edition (in Standard Library of Romance, vol. II)
Beadle's Pocket Novels edition
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