Project Gutenberg
2021-05-04
Public domain in the USA.
154
Timberlake, Henry
1765
07009859
The Memoirs of Lieut. Henry Timberlake (Who Accompanied the Three Cherokee Indians to England in the Year 1762)
Containing Whatever He Observed Remarkable, Or Worthy of Public Notice, During His Travels to and from That Nation; Wherein the Country, Government, Genius, and Customs of the Inhabitants, Are Authentically Described. Also the Principal Occurrences During Their Residence in London. Illustrated With an Accurate Map of Their Over-hill Settlement, and a Curious Secret Journal, Taken by the Indians Out of the Pocket of a Frenchman They Had Killed.
The Memoirs of Lieutenant Henry Timberlake
Richard Tonsing, Tim Lindell, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
"The Memoirs of Lieut. Henry Timberlake" is a historical account written in the mid-18th century. The book chronicles the author’s experiences and observations during his travels with three Cherokee Indians to England, detailing the customs, government, and culture of the Cherokee people as well as Timberlake's perilous journey. It provides readers with a unique perspective on the relationship between Indigenous Americans and Europeans during a tumultuous period in North American history. At the start of the memoir, Timberlake introduces himself and reflects on his military career and motivations for writing. He details his early expeditions, the battles fought, and hardships endured, leading up to his eventual encounter with the Cherokee. The opening portion describes Timberlake’s initial thoughts and challenges, including his military commissions and observations about the Cherokee Nation, painting a vivid picture of life in the 18th century and establishing the groundwork for his experiences during his time with the Cherokees and his journey back home. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading ease score: 52.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
en
United States -- History -- French and Indian War, 1754-1763
Cherokee Indians -- History
E011
Text
Category: Biographies
Category: History - Other
Category: History - American
Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750)
220598
2025-06-26T04:30:19.476650
text/html
195384
2024-10-18T13:32:21
text/html
1066045
2025-06-26T04:30:23.492623
application/epub+zip
1065504
2025-06-26T04:30:20.576621
application/epub+zip
152868
2025-06-26T04:30:20.033619
application/epub+zip
1134243
2025-06-26T04:30:25.884637
application/x-mobipocket-ebook
1103898
2025-06-26T04:30:22.967666
application/x-mobipocket-ebook
205167
2022-09-29T11:15:54.280677
application/x-mobipocket-ebook
189947
2025-06-26T04:30:19.137635
text/plain; charset=us-ascii
169677
2024-10-18T13:32:21
text/plain; charset=us-ascii
16934
2025-06-26T04:30:26.012586
application/rdf+xml
21099
2025-06-26T04:30:20.120629
image/jpeg
2314
2025-06-26T04:30:20.075654
image/jpeg
1050138
2025-06-26T04:30:19.520660
application/octet-stream
application/zip
Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at
https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog
en.wikipedia