Author: Richard Taylor
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813180392
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description
Along with Benedict Arnold, Simon Girty was one of the most hated men in early America. The son of an Irish immigrant, he was raised on the western Pennsylvania frontier but was captured by the Senecas as a teenager and lived among them for several years. This able frontiersman might be seen today as a defender of Native Americans, but in his own time he was branded as a traitor for siding with First Nations and the British during the Revolutionary War. He fought fiercely against Continental Army forces in the Ohio River Valley and was victorious in the bloody Battle of Blue Licks. In this classic work, Richard Taylor artfully assembles a collage of passages from diaries, travel accounts, and biographies to tell part of the notorious villain's story. Taylor uses the voice of Girty himself to unfold the rest of the narrative through a series of interior monologues, which take the form of both prose and poetry. Moments of torture and horrifying bloodshed stand starkly against passages celebrating beautiful landscapes and wildlife. Throughout, Taylor challenges perceptions of the man and the frontier, as well as notions of white settler innocence. Simon Girty's bloody exploits and legend made him hated and feared in Kentucky and the Ohio River Valley, but many who knew him respected him for his convictions, principles, and bravery. This evocative work brings to life a complex figure who must permanently dwell in the borderland between myth and fact, one foot in each domain.
Girty
Author: Richard Taylor
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813180392
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description
Along with Benedict Arnold, Simon Girty was one of the most hated men in early America. The son of an Irish immigrant, he was raised on the western Pennsylvania frontier but was captured by the Senecas as a teenager and lived among them for several years. This able frontiersman might be seen today as a defender of Native Americans, but in his own time he was branded as a traitor for siding with First Nations and the British during the Revolutionary War. He fought fiercely against Continental Army forces in the Ohio River Valley and was victorious in the bloody Battle of Blue Licks. In this classic work, Richard Taylor artfully assembles a collage of passages from diaries, travel accounts, and biographies to tell part of the notorious villain's story. Taylor uses the voice of Girty himself to unfold the rest of the narrative through a series of interior monologues, which take the form of both prose and poetry. Moments of torture and horrifying bloodshed stand starkly against passages celebrating beautiful landscapes and wildlife. Throughout, Taylor challenges perceptions of the man and the frontier, as well as notions of white settler innocence. Simon Girty's bloody exploits and legend made him hated and feared in Kentucky and the Ohio River Valley, but many who knew him respected him for his convictions, principles, and bravery. This evocative work brings to life a complex figure who must permanently dwell in the borderland between myth and fact, one foot in each domain.
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813180392
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description
Along with Benedict Arnold, Simon Girty was one of the most hated men in early America. The son of an Irish immigrant, he was raised on the western Pennsylvania frontier but was captured by the Senecas as a teenager and lived among them for several years. This able frontiersman might be seen today as a defender of Native Americans, but in his own time he was branded as a traitor for siding with First Nations and the British during the Revolutionary War. He fought fiercely against Continental Army forces in the Ohio River Valley and was victorious in the bloody Battle of Blue Licks. In this classic work, Richard Taylor artfully assembles a collage of passages from diaries, travel accounts, and biographies to tell part of the notorious villain's story. Taylor uses the voice of Girty himself to unfold the rest of the narrative through a series of interior monologues, which take the form of both prose and poetry. Moments of torture and horrifying bloodshed stand starkly against passages celebrating beautiful landscapes and wildlife. Throughout, Taylor challenges perceptions of the man and the frontier, as well as notions of white settler innocence. Simon Girty's bloody exploits and legend made him hated and feared in Kentucky and the Ohio River Valley, but many who knew him respected him for his convictions, principles, and bravery. This evocative work brings to life a complex figure who must permanently dwell in the borderland between myth and fact, one foot in each domain.
Simon Girty
Author: Edward Butts
Publisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 1459700759
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
During the American Revolution and the border conflicts that followed, Simon Girty’s name struck terror into the hearts of U.S. settlers in the Ohio Valley and the territory of Kentucky. Girty (1741-1818) had lived with the Natives most of his life. Scorned by his fellow white frontiersmen as an "Indian lover," Girty became an Indian agent for the British. He accompanied Native raids against Americans, spied deep into enemy territory, and was influential in convincing the tribes to fight for the British. The Americans declared Girty an outlaw. In U.S. history books he is a villain even worse than Benedict Arnold. Yet in Canada, Girty is regarded as a Loyalist hero, and a historic plaque marks the site of his homestead on the Ontario side of the Detroit River. In Native history, Girty stands out as one of the few white men who championed their cause against American expansion. But was he truly the "White Savage" of legend, or a hero whose story was twisted by his foes?
Publisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 1459700759
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
During the American Revolution and the border conflicts that followed, Simon Girty’s name struck terror into the hearts of U.S. settlers in the Ohio Valley and the territory of Kentucky. Girty (1741-1818) had lived with the Natives most of his life. Scorned by his fellow white frontiersmen as an "Indian lover," Girty became an Indian agent for the British. He accompanied Native raids against Americans, spied deep into enemy territory, and was influential in convincing the tribes to fight for the British. The Americans declared Girty an outlaw. In U.S. history books he is a villain even worse than Benedict Arnold. Yet in Canada, Girty is regarded as a Loyalist hero, and a historic plaque marks the site of his homestead on the Ontario side of the Detroit River. In Native history, Girty stands out as one of the few white men who championed their cause against American expansion. But was he truly the "White Savage" of legend, or a hero whose story was twisted by his foes?
The Brachiopod Antiquatonia Coloradoensis (Girty) from the Upper Morrowan and Atokan (lower Middle Pennsylvanian) of the United States
Author: Thomas W. Henry
Publisher:
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Category : Animals, Fossil
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Taxonomic and biostratigraphic analysis of a widespread and stratigraphically restricted, semireticulate productid brachiopod.
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Category : Animals, Fossil
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Taxonomic and biostratigraphic analysis of a widespread and stratigraphically restricted, semireticulate productid brachiopod.
Simon Girty, the White Savage
Author: Thomas Boyd
Publisher:
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Category : Indians of North America
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
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Category : Indians of North America
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
International Catalogue of Scientific Literature
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Category : Paleontology
Languages : en
Pages : 834
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Category : Paleontology
Languages : en
Pages : 834
Book Description
International Catalogue of Scientific Literature, 1901-1914
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Category : Classification
Languages : en
Pages : 294
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Category : Classification
Languages : en
Pages : 294
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International Catalogue of Scientific Literature [1901-14]
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Category : Classification
Languages : en
Pages : 830
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Category : Classification
Languages : en
Pages : 830
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Pioneer Collections
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Category : Michigan
Languages : en
Pages : 728
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Category : Michigan
Languages : en
Pages : 728
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A Standard History of Allen County, Ohio
Author: William Rusler
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Category : Allen County (Ohio)
Languages : en
Pages : 594
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Category : Allen County (Ohio)
Languages : en
Pages : 594
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Historical Collections
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Category : Michigan
Languages : en
Pages : 740
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Category : Michigan
Languages : en
Pages : 740
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