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The Interpreter: Being a Faithful Narrative of the Life, Negotiations, and Secret Labors of Conrad Weiser.

The Interpreter: Being a Faithful Narrative of the Life, Negotiations, and Secret Labors of Conrad Weiser.

Grote, Denise
Grote, Kevin

Paperback

Series: The Ohio Frontier Saga: Sixty Years of Conflict (1753-1813)

Historical Fiction

ISBN13: 9798196663611
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: May 12 2026
Pages: 164
Weight: 0.45
Height: 0.41 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The Interpreter is a work of historical fiction that follows the life of Conrad Weiser (1696-1760), a real-life cultural broker in colonial America. The narrative begins with Weiser's formative months living among the Mohawk, where he learns the Great Law, the nuances of the Mohawk tongue, and the spiritual weight of wampum. This experience transforms him into a vessel capable of translating not just words, but vastly different moral universes. As an adult, Weiser is summoned by figures like James Logan and Shikellamy to serve as the Tongue of the Covenant Chain, a diplomatic alliance between the British and the Iroquois. The story details his harrowing 1737 winter journey to Onondaga, his role in the controversial Walking Purchase, and his interactions with a young George Washington on the eve of war. Ultimately, the book explores the Duality of Spirit as Weiser struggles to balance his life as a Lutheran farmer with his duty as a forest diplomat in a world that is rapidly descending into ruin. con

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