The era following the American War of Independence was one of enormous conflict for the Allegany Senecas. There was then no Seneca leader more influential than Chief Warrior Cornplanter. Yet there has been no definitive treatment of his life-until now. Complex and passionate, yet wise, Cornplanter led his people in war and along an often-troubled path to peace. This incisive biography traces his rise to prominence as a Seneca military leader during...