Covered with night : a story of murder and indigenous justice in early America
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New York, NY : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2022.
ISBN
9781324092162, 1324092165
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Cicero Public Library - Stacks | 364.1523 EUS | On Shelf |
Matteson Area Public Library District - Stacks | 364.15 EUS | Checked out |
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LC Subjects
Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States -- History -- 18th century.
Five Nations -- History -- 18th century.
Homicide investigation -- United States -- History -- 18th century.
Indians of North America -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- New York (State)
Indians, Treatment of -- North America.
Iroquois Indians -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- New York (State)
Murder -- Pennsylvania -- Conestoga (Township) -- History -- 18th century.
Murder -- United States -- History -- 18th century.
True crime stories.
Five Nations -- History -- 18th century.
Homicide investigation -- United States -- History -- 18th century.
Indians of North America -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- New York (State)
Indians, Treatment of -- North America.
Iroquois Indians -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- New York (State)
Murder -- Pennsylvania -- Conestoga (Township) -- History -- 18th century.
Murder -- United States -- History -- 18th century.
True crime stories.
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Published
New York, NY : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2022.
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Book
Physical Desc
xiv, 447 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9781324092162, 1324092165
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"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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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Eustace, N. (2022). Covered with night: a story of murder and indigenous justice in early America . Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company, Inc..
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Eustace, Nicole. 2022. Covered With Night: A Story of Murder and Indigenous Justice in Early America. Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Eustace, Nicole. Covered With Night: A Story of Murder and Indigenous Justice in Early America Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company, Inc, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Eustace, Nicole. Covered With Night: A Story of Murder and Indigenous Justice in Early America Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2022.
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