Volume
V in The Winning of America (Narratives of America) Series. In
this volume of narrative history, the theater of action is primarily
the area of western Indiana, Illinois and southern Wisconsin, as
the whites move into this region and take it from its native inhabitants,
the Potawatomies, Sacs, Foxes, Winnebagoes, Miamis and Ottawas.
The roles of the fur traders and frontier trading post operators
such as William Burnett and John Kinsey are seen and the seeds of
a new city are planted at the head of Lake Michigan -- a city to
be called Chicago. A sweeping saga carrying through the War of 1812
and the great Fort Dearborn Massacre at Chicago, recreated in extreme
detail. Published in both hardcover and paperback and nominated
for a Pulitzer Prize in history. Originally published in 1982 by
Little, Brown & Co., Boston, Mass., and in paperback edition
by Bantam in 1983. Having gone out of print after 14 years in hardcover
and 16 years in paperback, this volume and the other five volumes
in The Winning of America (Narratives of America) are presently
being reprinted by The Jesse Stuart Foundation, Ashland, Kentucky.
Volume
V in The Winning of America (Narratives of America) Series. In
this volume of narrative history, the theater of action is primarily
the area of western Indiana, Illinois and southern Wisconsin, as
the whites move into this region and take it from its native inhabitants,
the Potawatomies, Sacs, Foxes, Winnebagoes, Miamis and Ottawas.
The roles of the fur traders and frontier trading post operators
such as William Burnett and John Kinsey are seen and the seeds of
a new city are planted at the head of Lake Michigan -- a city to
be called Chicago. A sweeping saga carrying through the War of 1812
and the great Fort Dearborn Massacre at Chicago, recreated in extreme
detail. Published in both hardcover and paperback and nominated
for a Pulitzer Prize in history. Originally published in 1982 by
Little, Brown & Co., Boston, Mass., and in paperback edition
by Bantam in 1983. Having gone out of print after 14 years in hardcover
and 16 years in paperback, this volume and the other five volumes
in The Winning of America (Narratives of America) are presently
being reprinted by The Jesse Stuart Foundation, Ashland, Kentucky.