Murder in their hearts : the Fall Creek massacre /

Murder in their hearts : the Fall Creek massacre /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Murphy, David Thomas, 1960-
Imprint:	Indianapolis : Indiana Historical Society Press, ©2010.
Description:	142 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Massacres -- Indiana -- Madison County -- History -- 19th century. Indians of North America -- Violence against -- Indiana -- Madison County -- History -- 19th century. Pioneers -- Indiana -- Madison County -- History -- 19th century. Whites -- Indiana -- Madison County -- History -- 19th century. Frontier and pioneer life -- Indiana -- Madison County. Trials (Murder) -- Indiana -- Madison County -- History -- 19th century. Frontier and pioneer life. Massacres. Pioneers. Race relations. Race relations -- Political aspects. Trials (Murder) Whites. Madison County (Ind.) -- Race relations -- History -- 19th century. Madison County (Ind.) -- Race relations -- Political aspects -- History -- 19th century. Madison County (Ind.) -- Biography. Madison County (Ind.) -- History -- 19th century. Indiana -- Madison County. Biography. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10137292

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ISBN:	9780871952851 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0871952858 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [133]-138) and index.
Summary:	In March 1824 a group of angry and intoxicated settlers brutally murdered nine Indians camped along a tributary of Fall Creek. The events that followed sparked a national sensation.
Other form:	Online version: Murphy, David Thomas, 1960- Murder in their hearts. Indianapolis : Indiana Historical Society Press, 2010

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Slaughter
The Morning of March 22, 1824
2. "Into The Deep And Silent Forest"
Native Life Behind The Northwest Frontier
3. Murder in Their Hearts
Settlers and Killers in Early Madison County
4. Damage Control
State And Settlers After the Killings
5. One Kind of Justice
Aftermath: The Great Cave of Memory
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index