The name Ely Samuel Parker is seldom found among famous Indian chiefs. Indeed the name seems somehow out of place in the company of men called Black Hawk or Crazy Horse or Geronimo. But the prosaic name is part of the story of an American Indian who chose to live his life in the white man's world. It is a story in which a frock coat replaces the traditional deerskin, and a surveyor's level and a soldier's orderly book take the place of the wampum belt and the war club.

Series editor, Laurence M. Hauptman.

A visit to Tonawanda -- A white man as well as an Indian -- "Hurrah for Polk!!" -- A lawyer and an engineer -- Grand sachem of the Iroquois -- Galena -- Captain Parker and Captain Grant -- An Indian at headquarters -- Military secretary -- One real American -- Minnie -- Commissioner of Indian affairs -- On trial -- Mulberry Street -- The broken rainbow.