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Covered with night : a story of murder and indigenous justice in early America / Nicole Eustace.
"An immersive tale of the killing of a Native American man and its far-reaching consequences for Colonial America. In the summer of 1722, on the eve of a conference between the Five Nations of the Iroquois and British-American colonists, two colonial fur traders brutally attacked an Indigenous hunter in colonial Pennsylvania. The crime set the entire mid-Atlantic on edge, with many believing that war was imminent. Frantic efforts to resolve the case created a contest between Native American forms of justice, centered on community, forgiveness, and reparations, and an ideology of harsh reprisal, based on British law, that called for the killers' execution. In a stunning narrative history based on painstaking original research, acclaimed historian Nicole Eustace reconstructs the crime and its aftermath, taking us into the worlds of Euro-Americans and Indigenous peoples in this formative period. A feat of reclamation evoking Laurel Thatcher Ulrich's A Midwife's Tale and Alan Taylor's William Cooper's Town, Eustace's utterly absorbing account provides a new understanding of Indigenous forms of justice, with lessons for our era"--Provided by publisher.
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- ISBN: 9781432899417
- ISBN: 1432899414
- Physical Description: 717 pages (large print) : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
- Edition: Large print edition.
- Publisher: Waterville, ME : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage company, [2022]
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Thorndike Press large print nonfiction"--Title page verso. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Tomorrow's doom : July 30-August 1, 1722 -- Taquatarensaly (captain civility) -- When things go ill : February 1722 -- Sawantaeny -- Sorrow will come fast : March 6, 1722 -- John Catlidge -- What content and decency require : March 7-14, 1722 -- Peter Bezaillion -- Two heads are better than one : March 15-17, 1722 -- Weenepeeweytah and Elizabeth Cartlidge -- Forgive anyone sooner than thyself : March 21-26, 1722 -- Isaac Norris -- He will go to law : April 4-7, 1722 -- Satcheechoe -- Stark naught : May 4-11, 1722 -- William Keith -- Take him now : June 15-July 2, 1722 -- Ousewayteichks (Smith the Ganawese) -- Money and good men : August 3-15, 1722 -- James Le Tort -- A word to the wise : August-September 1722 -- James Logan -- Stiff obstinacy : October 3-5, 1722 -- Civility's last word. |
| Awards Note: | Pulitzer Prize, History, 2022 |
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| Genre: | True crime stories. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Jefferson County Library-Arnold | LP 364.1523 EUSTACE (Text) | 30061100067996 | Large Print | Available | - |
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Table of Contents
Covered with Night : A Story of Murder and Indigenous Justice in Early America
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction | p. 13 | |
| Chapter 1 | Tomorrow's Doom July 30-August 1, 1722 | p. 33 |
| Chapter 2 | Taquatarensaly (Captain Civility) | p. 74 |
| Chapter 3 | When Things Go Ill February 1722 | p. 84 |
| Chapter 4 | Sawantaeny | p. 112 |
| Chapter 5 | Sorrow Will Come Fast March 6, 1722 | p. 122 |
| Chapter 6 | John Cartlidge | p. 150 |
| Chapter 7 | What Content and Decency Require March 7-14, 1722 | p. 160 |
| Chapter 8 | Peter Bezaillion | p. 190 |
| Chapter 9 | Two Heads are Better than One March 15-17, 1722 | p. 201 |
| Chapter 10 | Weenepeeweytah and Elizabeth Cartlidge | p. 229 |
| Chapter 11 | Forgive Anyone Sooner than Thyself March 21-26, 1722 | p. 240 |
| Chapter 12 | Isaac Norris | p. 267 |
| Chapter 13 | He Will Go to Law April 4-7, 1722 | p. 282 |
| Chapter 14 | Satcheechoe | p. 318 |
| Chapter 15 | Stark Naught May 4-11, 1722 | p. 327 |
| Chapter 16 | William Keith | p. 358 |
| Chapter 17 | Take Him Now June 15-July 2, 1722 | p. 373 |
| Chapter 18 | Ousewayteichks (Smith the Ganawese) | p. 399 |
| Chapter 19 | Money and Good Men August 3-15, 1722 | p. 411 |
| Chapter 20 | James Le Tort | p. 435 |
| Chapter 21 | A Word to the Wise August-September 1722 | p. 448 |
| Chapter 22 | James Logan | p. 485 |
| Chapter 23 | Stiff Obstinacy October 3-5, 1722 | p. 501 |
| Chapter 24 | Civility's Last Word | p. 528 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 551 | |
| Notes | p. 561 | |
| Bibliography | p. 675 |
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