An edition of Rising up from Indian country (2012)
Rising up from Indian country
the battle of Fort Dearborn and the birth of Chicago
By Ann Durkin Keating
Publish Date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Language
eng
Pages
320
Description:
A history of Chicago from 1754 to 1833 with respect to the indigenous population (Potawatomi, Miami and others) the United States (the Army, militias and settlers) and third parties (traders, trappers, and the British).
subjects: Fort Dearborn Massacre, Chicago, Ill., 1812, War of 1812, History, Massacres, Chicago (ill.), history
People: John Kinzie (1763-1828), Topinbee, Jean Baptiste Point de Sable, Tecumseh, William Henry Harrison, Black Partridge
Places: Chicago (Ill.), Fort Dearborn, Peoria, St. Louis, Detroit, Fox River, Fort Wayne
Times: 19th century