Fort Dearborn

by Jerry Crimmins

In a story that brings to life the founding of one of the world's great cities, Fort Dearborn takes us back to Chicago's early struggle of fire and blood. Through the eyes of two young boys and their fathers--one father a sergeant with the United States First Infantry, the other a Potawatomi warrior--we see the events that lead up to the Fort Dearborn Massacre. Using scores of letters, historical documents and maps, and long-forgotten Native...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810125226
• ISBN13: 9780810125223
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Northwestern University Press
• Length: 446 Pages
• Weight: 1.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.1"