Author : Jessamyn West
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 50,63 MB
Release : 1975
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780151578207
A dramatic, sweeping saga of life on the Indiana frontier in 1824, based on actual historical events. The Fall Creek Massacre was a unique occurrence-the first recorded instance of whites being formally charged with murder for killing Indians. Five whites were accused, tried by jury, convicted, and executed. West uses this historical record as the source for a fictional account of the events of the massacre and trial.
Author : David Thomas Murphy
Publisher : Indiana Historical Society
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 37,69 MB
Release : 2012-12-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0871953021
In March 1824 a group of angry and intoxicated settlers brutally murdered nine Indians camped along a tributary of Fall Creek. The carnage was recounted in lurid detail in the contemporary press, and the events that followed sparked a national sensation. Murder in Their Hearts: The Fall Creek Massacre tells that, although violence between settlers and Native Americans was not unusual during the early nineteenth century, in this particular incident the white men responsible for the murders were singled out and hunted down, brought to trial, convicted by a jury of their neighbors, and, for the first time under American law, sentenced to death and executed for the murder of Native Americans.
Author : Jessamyn West
Publisher :
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 10,66 MB
Release : 1975
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Author : Jessamyn West
Publisher : Turtleback Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 37,33 MB
Release : 1986
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780808581703
Five white men stand accused of the murder of innocent, peaceful Indians - among them women and children. It is 1824, and Indiana is the Western frontier of a new nation where Seneca warriors stand ready to fall on fledgling settlements should white men's justice fail. In a powerful American saga fashioned from the sparse historical record, Jessamyn West creates characters - an appealing heroine, her lover, the attorney for the defense, an extraordinary Indian seer - who stand at the center of a maelstrom of human emotions: hate, devotion, revenge, compassion, and, above all, love. As the narrative sweeps from the crimes to the tension-packed trial and its strangely moving aftermath, the novel carries the reader to an awareness of undeniably modern implications of our historical past.
Author : Francis 4
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 50,53 MB
Release : 2019-12
Category :
ISBN : 9780990694793
Author : Paul Howard Carlson
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 16,66 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Comanche Indians
ISBN : 9780896727076
"Investigates the so-called 'Battle of Pease River' and December 1860 capture of Cynthia Ann Parker, contending that what became, in Texans' collective memory, a battle that broke Comanche military power was actually a massacre, mainly of women. Questions traditional knowledge and historiographic interpretations of the history of Texas"--Provided by publisher.
Author : Jessamyn West
Publisher : Center Point Pub
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 43,24 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781602850323
A San Francisco Chronicle Western 100. Best Book of the Twentieth Century. The Birdwells are a pacifist Quaker family in southern Indiana during the Civil War. A quintessential American heroine, Eliza Birdwell is a wonderful blend of would-be austerity, practicality, and gentle humor when it comes to keeping her faith and caring for her family and community. Her husband, Jess, shares Eliza's love of people and peaceful ways but, unlike Eliza, also displays a fondness for a fast horse and a lively tune. With their children, they must negotiate their way through a world that constantly confronts them - sometimes with candor, sometimes with violence - and tests the strength of their beliefs. Whether it's a gift parcel arriving on their doorstep or Confederate soldiers approaching their land, the Birdwells embrace life with emotion, conviction, and a love for one another that seems to conquer all.
Author : Andrea Neal
Publisher : Indiana Historical Society
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 16,2 MB
Release : 2016-11-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 0871953951
The bicentennial of Indiana’s statehood in 2016 is the perfect time for Hoosiers of all stripes to hit the road and visit sites that speak to the nineteenth state’s character. In her book, Andrea Neal has selected the top 100 events/historical figures in Indiana history, some well-known like George Rogers Clark, and others obscured by time or memory such as the visit of Marquis de Lafayette to southern Indiana. These highly readable essays and photographs that accompany them feature a tourist site or landmark that in some way brings the subject to life. This will enable interested Hoosiers to travel the entire state to experience history at firsthand. Related activities and sites include nature hikes, museums, markers, monuments, and memorials. The sites appear in chronological order, beginning with the impact of the Ice Age on Indiana and ending with the legacy of the bicentennial itself.
Author : Ralph D. Gray
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 24,72 MB
Release : 1994
Category : History
ISBN : 9780253326294
These readings provide an overview of Indiana history based upon primary and secondary acounts of significant events and personalities. This treasure trove includes work by George Rogers Clark, Emma Lou Thornbrough, George Ade, Dan Wakefield, and many more.
Author : Sharon Bannister
Publisher : Walch Publishing
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 19,98 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780825127465
Make the past come alive for your students by introducing them to a wide array of fascinating historical novels.
