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Rising Up from Indian Country
The Battle of Fort Dearborn and the Birth of Chicago
By Keating, Ann Durkin
- ISBN
- 9780226428963
- Publisher
- Univ. of Chicago
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Reviewed on July 1, 2012 | Social Sciences
Keating (history, North Central Coll.; coeditor, Encyclopedia of Chicago) uses the relatively obscure fall of Fort Dearborn on August 15, 1812, to explore the history, from the signing of the Treaty of Greenville in 1795 to the 1833 Treaty of Chicago, of the land that would become Chicago. She tells the story through the experiences of the Americans, Frenchmen, and Nat...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
