Introduction: Samson Occom's Sermon Preached by Samson Occom...at the Execution of Moses Paul, an Indian
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
A. LaVonne Brown Ruoff
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 4, no. 2/3, Series 2, Summer/Fall, 1992, pp. 75-81
Description
Presents an introduction to 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.