Handsome lake 1735 1815 was a religiousreformer among the iroquois the prominent allianceof new york tribes his code presented in this book in full attempted to simplifythe spiritual practices of the iroquois preachingtemperance a strict moral code and self determination it also contains some startling prophecieshandsome lake . The code of handsome lake the seneca prophet by handsome lake 1735 1815 parker arthur caswell 1881 1955 publication date 1913 topics handsome lake 1735 1815 iroquois indians religion iroquois indians rites and ceremonies publisher albany university of the state of new york. The code of handsome lake the seneca prophet book read reviews from worlds largest community for readers handsome lake 1735 1815 was a religious re. Description handsome lake 1735 1815 was a religious reformer among the iroquois the prominent alliance of new york tribes his code presented in this book in full attempted to simplify the spiritual practices of the iroquois preaching temperance a strict moral code and self determination