The Massacre at Fall Creek by Jessamyn West (1975, Hardcover)

The Massacre at Fall Creek
by Jessamyn West
Publisher: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Copyright 1975
Book Club Edition

In 1824 an explosive event on the American frontier threatened massive and bloody Indian reprisals.  The little-known and long-forgotten record tells of the brutal murder of innocent, peaceful Indians, including women and children, by five white men.  From this scant evidence of history Jessamyn West has fashioned an exciting and richly plotted novel of haunting meaning.

The sweep of the narrative centers upon the killings, the trial of the murderers, and the strange, moving aftermath.  Tension is heightened by the threat of massed Seneca warriors ready to fall upon the frontier settlements if justice acceptable to the Indian chiefs is not meted out.

The swift pace is sustained by a brilliantly realized cast of characters, Indians and white.  The depths of human relationships in their intricate variety -- hate, devotion, revenge, compassion, and, above all, love -- are constantly woven into the strong fabric of this tale.  Particularly engaging are Hannah Cape, the appealing, natural heroine, and her lover, Charlie Fort, a lawyer for the defense, through whose eyes much of the adventure is seen.  And the spell of Handsome Lake, the extraordinary Indian prophet, permeates the thematic counterpoint with undeniable modern implications.

This American saga -- for it is nothing less than that -- is undoubtedly the most powerful novel yet written by one of our most distinguished and consummately gifted writers.

Condition:  Used.  Hardcover.  Dust cover.  Pages may be tanning from age.  Dust cover shows tanning and darkening and a bit of edge wear and creases.  Previous owner's "Library Of" stamp is on the front endpaper.

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