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A Thrilling Narrative of Indian Captivity

Dispatches from the Dakota War

By: Mary Butler Renville

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A Thrilling Narrative of Indian Captivity

Dispatches from the Dakota War

By: Mary Butler Renville

This edition of A Thrilling Narrative of Indian Captivity rescues from obscurity a crucially important work about the bitterly contested U.S.-Dakota War of 1862. Written by Mary Butler Renville, an Anglo woman, with the assistance of her Dakota husband, John Baptiste Renville, A Thrilling Narrative was printed only once as a book in 1863 and has not been republished since. The work details the Renvilles’ experiences as “captives” among their Dakota kin in the Upper Camp and chronicles the story of the Dakota Peace Party. Their sympathetic portrayal of those who opposed the war in 1862 combats the stereotypical view that most Dakotas supported it and illumines the injustice of their exile from Dakota homelands. From the authors’ unique perspective as an interracial couple, they paint a complex picture of race, gender, and class relations on successive midwestern frontiers. As the state of Minnesota commemorates the 150th anniversary of the Dakota War, this narrative provides fresh insights into the most controversial event in the region’s history. This annotated edition includes groundbreaking historical and literary contexts for the text and a first-time collection of extant Dakota correspondence with authorities during the war.

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U of Nebraska Press

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0803243448

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9780803243446

A Thrilling Narrative of Indian Captivity

Dispatches from the Dakota War

By: Mary Butler Renville

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The War of 1812 in Wisconsin

The Battle for Prairie du Chien

By: Mary Elise Antoine

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The War of 1812 in Wisconsin

The Battle for Prairie du Chien

By: Mary Elise Antoine

In The War of 1812 in Wisconsin, author Mary Elise Antoine brings a little-known corner of Wisconsin’s history to life. Prairie du Chien, located just above mouth of the Wisconsin River, was the key to trade on the upper Mississippi. Whoever controlled the prairie commanded the immense territory inhabited by thousands of American Indians—and the fur they traded. When war broke out between the United States and Great Britain in 1812, British and Americans fought to maintain the ever-shifting alliance of the tribes. This is the story of the battle for the control of Prairie du Chien and the western country, which began many years before the three-day siege in July of 1814 for which the Battle of Prairie du Chien is named. It is also the tale of the people, Euro-American and Native, who lived in pre-territorial Wisconsin and how the contest for control of the region affected their lives and livelihoods. The outcome of the War of 1812 would determine what "manifest destiny" would mean to all who called these lands home.

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Wisconsin Historical Society

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0870207393

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9780870207396

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A Thrilling Narrative of Indian Captivity

A Thrilling Narrative of Indian Captivity

A Thrilling Narrative of Indian Captivity

A Thrilling Narrative of Indian Captivity

The War of 1812 in Wisconsin

The War of 1812 in Wisconsin

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