Covered with Night: A Story of Murder and Indigenous Justice in Early America

Covered with Night: A Story of Murder and Indigenous Justice in Early America

Book by Nicole Eustace

 


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Publisher : Liveright (April 27, 2021) Language : English Hardcover : 464 pages ISBN-10 : 1631495879 ISBN-13 : 978-1631495878 Item Weight : 1.71 pounds Dimensions : 6.5 x 1.5 x 9.6 inches Best Sellers Rank: #23,442 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #10 in U.S. Colonial Period History #47 in Native American History (Books) #181 in U.S. State & Local History , WINNER • 2022 PULITZER PRIZE IN HISTORY Winner • Francis Parkman Prize (Society of American Historians) Finalist • National Book Award for Nonfiction Best Books of the Year • TIME , Smithsonian, Boston Globe, Kirkus Reviews The Pulitzer Prize-winning history that transforms a single event in 1722 into an unparalleled portrait of early America. In the winter of 1722, on the eve of a major conference between the Five Nations of the Haudenosaunee (also known as the Iroquois) and Anglo-American colonists, a pair of colonial fur traders brutally assaulted a Seneca hunter near Conestoga, Pennsylvania. Though virtually forgotten today, the crime ignited a contest between Native American forms of justice―rooted in community, forgiveness, and reparations―and the colonial ideology of harsh reprisal that called for the accused killers to be executed if found guilty. In Covered with Night , historian Nicole Eustace reconstructs the attack and its aftermath, introducing a group of unforgettable individuals―from the slain man’s resilient widow to an Indigenous diplomat known as “Captain Civility” to the scheming governor of Pennsylvania―as she narrates a remarkable series of criminal investigations and cross-cultural negotiations. Taking its title from a Haudenosaunee metaphor for mourning, Covered with Night ultimately urges us to consider Indigenous approaches to grief and condolence, rupture and repair, as we seek new avenues of justice in our own era. Read more

 


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As a retired secondary school history teacher, I looked forward to reading this account. I found much of the detail interesting and new to me. Cultural traits of the Native Americans and their attitudes to reconciliation came as a fresh perspective. Well researched and sources cited, and often included in the reading made this book a history rich in many primary sources. I did find the book heavy going after a while.

 


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