A man called Sampson
Will Ottery
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A man called Sampson
by Will Ottery, Rudi Ottery, C.A.I.L.S.
Published
May 1, 2002
Publisher
Penobscot Press
Pages
437
ISBN-13
9780929539515
ISBN-10
0929539516
Description
The Native Americans of New England have received scant genealogical attention despite 350 years of documented history. This ground-breaking book is an excellent study of one branch of a Connecticut tribe who migrated to Brothertown, New York, in the late 1700's. The first fifty pages review the long and troubled history of the Pequots and the mass migration of many Pequots, Mohegans, and others to the Brothertown community, led by minister Samson Occum. The genealogical section, arranged in Register format, begins with a sachem called Nimrod, born about 1580, and details the lives and times of five generations down to one Sampson of Mashantucket, born about 1730. The authors have attempted, with admirable success, to trace all the descendants of his son James Sampson, the Brothertown settler, down to the 1980's. Each chapter is well footnoted. The first printing of the book was supplemented by The Sampson Photo Album, a separate 177-page volume of 1,500 to 2,000 faces photocopied from photographs. It is not available with the second printing. R. Andrew Pierce, in reviewing this book for The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume CXLVIII, July 1994, said: "A Man Called Sampson is as much an historical document as a genealogical register; in a loving tribute to their own family history, the Otterys bring Native Americans out of a fabled and romanticized past to be seen as individuals with a strong sense of identity, family and community, and as tenacious survivors sharing in the American pioneer experience. This book should be read by all serious American Indian scholars, as well as genealogy buffs; no longer is New England family history the preserve of Pilgrims and Puritans."
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For most readers, A man called Sampson typically takes between 9h 6m and 6h 4m to complete. This is based on the book's length of approximately 109,250 words and common reading speeds.
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The estimated word count for A man called Sampson is approximately 109,250 words. This figure is calculated using industry-standard methods that consider genre-specific word density patterns, typical formatting and layout characteristics, and standard words-per-page ratios for published books.
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Who is the author of A man called Sampson?
A man called Sampson was written by Will Ottery, Rudi Ottery, C.A.I.L.S..
When was A man called Sampson published?
The publication date for this specific edition is May 1, 2002. The original work may have been published on a different date.