Covered with Night
A Story of Murder and Indigenous Justice in Early America
New York, NY : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., [2021], ©2021.
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: xiv, 447 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
"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.
Contents:
Tomorrow's doom : July 30-August 1, 1722 -- Taquatarensaly (Captain Civility) -- When things go ill : February 1722 -- Sawantaeny -- Sorrow will come fast : March 6, 1722 -- John Cartlidge -- What content and decency require : March 7-14, 1722 -- Peter Bezaillion -- Two heads are better than one : March 15-17, 1722 -- Weenepeeweytah and Elizabeth Cartlidge -- Forgive anyone sooner than thyself : March 21-26, 1722 -- Isaac Norris -- He will go to law : April 4-7, 1722 -- Satcheechoe -- Stark naught : May 4-11, 1722 -- William Keith -- Take him now : June 15-July 2, 1722 -- Ousewayteichks (Smith the Ganawese) -- Money and good men : August 3-15, 1722 -- James Le Tort -- A word to the wise : August-September 1722 -- James Logan -- Stiff obstinacy : October 3-5, 1722 -- Civility's last word.
Subjects:
Five Nations -- History -- 18th century.
Murder -- United States -- History -- 18th century.
Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States -- History -- 18th century.
Homicide investigation -- United States -- History -- 18th century.
Iroquois Indians -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- New York (State)
Indians, Treatment of -- North America.
Indians of North America -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- New York (State)
Five Nations -- History -- 18th century.
Murder -- United States -- History -- 18th century.
Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States -- History -- 18th century.
Homicide investigation -- United States -- History -- 18th century.
Iroquois Indians -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- New York (State)
Indians, Treatment of -- North America.
Indians of North America -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- New York (State)
ISBN:
9781324092162
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
HISTORY North Am. US Eus | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 407-427) and index.
Pulitzer Prize, History, 2022
Francis Parkman Prize, 2022
Pulitzer Prize, History, 2022
Francis Parkman Prize, 2022