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Who is John Heckewelder from The World Turned Upside Down: Indian Voices from Early America and what is their importance?

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John Heckewelder was a Moravian missionary. He wrote about the customs and history of different native tribes and described the Dutch purchase of Manhattan Island.

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The World Turned Upside Down: Indian Voices from Early America