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Autobiography of Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak, or Black Hawk

by Sauk chief Black Hawk

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Autobiography of Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak, or Black Hawk is available in the Project Gutenberg source edition credited to Sauk chief Black Hawk. Catalog subjects include Black Hawk, Sauk chief, 1767-1838; Sauk Indians -- Biography; Black Hawk War, 1832. This edition retains the source text, including any introductory material and notes.

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Language
English
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Public domain

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B1–B2 · Steady progress

Autobiography of Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak, or Black Hawk is calibrated from 40,425 sampled words across 11 chapters: sentences average 22.9 words, 37.2% exceed 24 words and 5.7% of words are nine letters or longer.

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Extended sentences averaging 22.9 words, with 12.7% reaching 40 words or more

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5.7% of sampled words contain nine or more letters; names and period vocabulary still vary by chapter

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Table of contents

11 chapters

  1. 01AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MA-KA-TAI-ME-SHE-KIA-KIAK, OR BLACK HAWK,2 min
  2. 02ORIGINAL DEDICATION.4 min
  3. 03AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF BLACK HAWK.46 min
  4. 04BLACK HAWK'S TOWER.35 min
  5. 05MR. GRAHAM'S SPEECH.12 min
  6. 06STARTS FOR A NEW HOME.3 min
  7. 07BLACK HAWK'S LAST VISIT8 min
  8. 08BLACK HAWK'S REMOVAL TO THE DES MOINES RIVER.11 min
  9. 09PREFACE.2 min
  10. 10FOX MURDERERS WANTED.53 min
  11. 11APPENDIX.24 min
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