In the dawn of November 29, 1864, a Colorado militia unit attacked a peaceful encampment of Cheyennes by Sand Creek in southeast Colorado Territory and murdered almost two hundred men, women, and children. The massacre defined the history of the West by ensuring that there could be no peace between white settlers and Plains Indians. Today, Sand Creek stands out as one of the most notorious instances of injustice in our nation's history. In The Massacre at Sand Creek, Bruce Cutler retells, in a powerful narrative, the events surrounding this atrocity. He remains faithful to historical fact, but, through a lyrical and poetic version of this tragedy, elicits a dimension of feeling that history books could never call forth. The Massacre at Sand Creek bridges the gap between literature and history. At once informative and imaginative, it offers new insight into an American tragedy.

The Massacre at Sand Creek: Narrative Voices (American Indian Literature & Critical Studies Series)

Literature & Fiction

Cutler, Bruce

United States

Univ of Oklahoma Pr

In the dawn of November 29, 1864, a Colorado militia unit attacked a peaceful encampment of Cheyennes by Sand Creek in southeast Colorado Territory and murdered almost two hundred men, women, and children. In The Massacre at Sand Creek, Bruce Cutler retells, in a powerful narrative, the events surrounding this atrocity. We hear the voices of the white participants, such as Colonel John Chivington, who planned and led the surprise attack, and Captain Silas Soule, the only officer who refused to attack. We are also given the voices of the Cheyennes - voices that historical documents do not record - with particular focus on Black Kettle, the chief who trusted the promise of protection he had received from white officers and who waved the white flag of peace even as the attacking army approached.

The Massacre at Sand Creek: Narrative Voices (Volume 16) (American Indian Literature and Critical Studies Series)

Biographies & Memoirs

University of Oklahoma Press

A west wind rises: Massacre at Marais des Cygnes

History

Americas

Washburn University Center for Kansas Studies

The Massacre at Sand Creek

Clark City Pr

Naples, Italy, was the first major European city to be liberated during the Second World War, on October 1, 1943.  The Allies had mounted a massive invasion at Salerno and Paestum three weeks before, but strong German resistance made the landing difficult, and winning the way from the beachhead into Naples was costly and uncertain.  Only after heavy bombing and bitter fighting climaxed by a four-day insurrection mounted by the people of Naples themselves did the city fall. Seeing the Darkness is about that liberation.  There is no pretense at completeness.  Rather, it is an anatomy of images.  There is no single voice, but voices.  There is no single style.  But over all, there is the compelling and paradoxical spirit of Naples itself, the old city whose people are full of both tremendous life and hopelessness.

Seeing the Darkness: Naples, 1943-1945

Poetry

Bkmk Pr/Umkc

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