A Sermon Preached by Samson Occom, Minister of the Gospel, and Missionary to the Indians; at the Execution of Moses Paul, an Indian: Who was executed at New-Haven, September 2, 1772, for the murder of Moses Cook, late of Waterbury, on the seventh of December 1771; preached at the desire of said Paul

Looks at Occom's sermon, published in the late eighteenth century, which discusses how alcohol devastated Indian families. It is an example of how an Indian author adapted Western European theology and a literary genre for his own purposes. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Author/Creator
Samson Occom
Open Access
Yes
Primary Source
No
Citation
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 4, no. 2/3, Series 2, Summer/Fall, 1992, pp. 82-105
Publication Date
1992
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Articles -- Scholarly, peer reviewed
Format
Text -- PDF
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