1780s Births - Chief Seattle, Tudor Vladimirescu, John Bastard, Charlotte Dupuy, Ramanuja Kavirayar, Charlotta Seuerling, Henry Duncan (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 30. Chapters: Chief Seattle, Tudor Vladimirescu, John Bastard, Charlotte Dupuy, Ramanuja Kavirayar, Charlotta Seuerling, Henry Duncan, Mahmud Dramali Pasha, William Augustus Montagu, Matvei Gedenschtrom, George Donner, Charles Gordon, Manuel Fernandez Castrillon, Vicente Filisola, Christopher Sheels, Lady Morgan, Cecilia Underwood, 1st Duchess of Inverness, Benjamin Bond Cabbell, Bujilgen Jakdan, John Murray, Albert Anton Von Muchar, William Essex, James Frost, Arseny Zakrevsky, William Becknell, Pierre-Antoine Dorion, Richard Duncan Fraser, Shaumonekusse, Henry Colburn, Pollard Hopewell, David Caro, Llef o'r Nant, John Saxton Campbell, John Hope Smith, Robert Batty, John Newman, Simon McGillivray, John Cannon, Daniel Frazier, Giovacchino Cantini, George William Chad, Thomas Eastoe Abbott, Peter George Patmore, Robert Blair, Robert Jamieson, James Fraser, Polly Cuninghame, Sheikh Jabir al-Kaabi, Valentine W. Southall, Joshua Allen, 6th Viscount Allen, Thomas Burgess. Excerpt: Chief Seattle (an Anglicization of Si'ahl), (Lushootseed pronunciation: , originally; c. 1780 - June 7, 1866) was a Dkhw'Duw'Absh (Duwamish) chief, also known as Sealth, Seathle, Seathl, or See-ahth. A prominent figure among his people, he pursued a path of accommodation to white settlers, forming a personal relationship with David Swinson "Doc" Maynard. Seattle, Washington was named after him. A widely publicized speech arguing in favor of ecological responsibility and respect of native Americans' land rights has been attributed to him; however there is controversy about what, if anything, he actually said. Si'ahl's mother Sholeetsa was Dkhw'Duw'Absh (Duwamish) and his father Shweabe was chief of the Dkhw'Suqw'Absh (the Suquamish tribe). Si'ahl was born around 1780 on or near Blake Island, Washington. One source cites his mother's name as Wood-sho-lit-sa. ...