"Hang Them All"
Title | "Hang Them All" PDF eBook |
Author | Donald L. Cutler |
Publisher | University of Oklahoma Press |
Pages | 393 |
Release | 2016-07-15 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0806156279 |
Col. George Wright’s campaign against the Yakima, Spokane, Coeur d’Alene, Palouse, and other Indian peoples of eastern Washington Territory was intended to punish them for a recent attack on another U.S. Army force. Wright had once appeared to respect the Indians of the Upper Columbia Plateau, but in 1858 he led a brief war noted for its violence, bloodshed, and summary trials and executions. Today, many critics view his actions as war crimes, but among white settlers and politicians of the time, Wright was a patriotic hero who helped open the Inland Northwest to settlement. “Hang Them All” offers a comprehensive account of Wright’s campaigns and explores the controversy surrounding his legacy. Over thirty days, Wright’s forces defeated a confederation of Plateau warriors in two battles, destroyed their food supplies, slaughtered animals, burned villages, took hostages, and ordered the hanging of sixteen prisoners. Seeking the reasons for Wright’s turn toward mercilessness, Cutler asks hard questions: If Wright believed he was limiting further bloodshed, why were his executions so gruesomely theatrical and cruel? How did he justify destroying food supplies and villages and killing hundreds of horses? Was Wright more violent than his contemporaries, or did his actions reflect a broader policy of taking Indian lands and destroying Native cultures? Stripped of most of their territory, the Plateau tribes nonetheless survived and preserved their cultures. With Wright’s reputation called into doubt, some northwesterners question whether an army fort and other places in the region should be named for him. Do historically based names honor an undeserving murderer, or prompt a valuable history lesson? In examining contemporary and present-day treatments of Wright and the incident, “Hang Them All” adds an important, informed voice to this continuing debate.
Daniel Defoe
Title | Daniel Defoe PDF eBook |
Author | William Lee |
Publisher | |
Pages | 512 |
Release | 1869 |
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THE LADY'S COMPANION AND MONTHLY MAGAZINE
Title | THE LADY'S COMPANION AND MONTHLY MAGAZINE PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 742 |
Release | 1852 |
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The Mabinogion
Title | The Mabinogion PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | OUP Oxford |
Pages | 336 |
Release | 2007-03-01 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 0191517801 |
Then they took the flowers of the oak, and the flowers of the broom, and the flowers of the meadowsweet, and from those they conjured up the fairest and most beautiful maiden that anyone had ever seen. Celtic mythology, Arthurian romance, and an intriguing interpretation of British history — these are just some of the themes embraced by the anonymous authors of the eleven tales that make up the Welsh medieval masterpiece known as the Mabinogion. They tell of Gwydion the shape-shifter, who can create a woman out of flowers; of Math the magician whose feet must lie in the lap of a virgin; of hanging a pregnant mouse and hunting a magical boar. Dragons, witches, and giants live alongside kings and heroes, and quests of honour, revenge, and love are set against the backdrop of a country struggling to retain its independence. Sioned Davies' lively translation recreates the storytelling world of medieval Wales and re-invests the tales with the power of performance.
Passion and Ink
Title | Passion and Ink PDF eBook |
Author | Naima Simone |
Publisher | Entangled: Scorched |
Pages | 237 |
Release | 2019-02-18 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1640636994 |
Blackballed from my job. Moved back to my hometown with my tail between my legs and family issues crushing my back. Slinging drinks in a dive bar. Yes, the past year has been hell. So when a man who’s temptation wrapped in golden skin and sin offers me one night of no-holds barred, dirty sex, I’m all in. I deserve it. But now those few unforgettable hours have me facing blackmail from my own father: He'll pay for my mom's medical bills, but only if I never again touch the man who has quickly become my obsession. Because the man? My obsession? He’s my stepbrother. Each book in the Sweetest Taboo series is STANDALONE: * Sin and Ink by Naima Simone * Passion and Ink by Naima Simone * The Scandalous Diary of Lily Layton by Stacy Reid
The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
Title | The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe PDF eBook |
Author | Daniel Defoe |
Publisher | Rutgers University Press |
Pages | 431 |
Release | 2020-03-16 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1684480965 |
Robinson Crusoe has been an international best-seller for three hundred years. This edition of the novel with its introduction, line notes, and full bibliographical notes provides a uniquely scholarly presentation of the novel. There has been no other edition like it.
Robinson Crusoe 3v
Title | Robinson Crusoe 3v PDF eBook |
Author | Daniel Defoe |
Publisher | |
Pages | 246 |
Release | 1927 |
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