Download or read book The Patriot Chiefs written by Alvin M. Josephy and published by New York : Viking Press. This book was released on 1976 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Told through the life stories of nine Indian chiefs, this narrative depicts the American Indian effort to preserve a heritage and resist the changes brought by the white man. Hiawatha, King Philip, Pope, Pontiac, Tecumseh, Osceola, Black Hawk, Crazy Horse, and Chief Joseph each represent different tribal backgrounds, different times, and places, and different aspects of Indian leadership. Soldiers, philosophers, orators, and statesmen, these leaders were the patriots of their people.