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Colonel John Shaw, an early Wisconsin settler, was involved in many activities during the territorial era. He recounts here time he spent with several Indian leaders, including Menominee leader Tomah, Ho-Chunk warrior Red Bird (who led the so-called "Winnebago War of 1827"), Sauk chief Keokuck, and others. He devotes several pages to a conversation with Sauk chief Black Hawk, after the war, and relates the Indian side of those tragic events. He also briefly describes the first steamboats on the Mississippi.Citation
Shaw, John. "Indian Chiefs and Pioneers of the Northwest." Wisconsin Historical Collections, vol. 10 (Madison, 1888): 213-222.