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Title: Fort Dearborn
Subtitle: The History of the Controversial Battle of Fort Dearborn during the War of 1812 and the Settlement that Became Chicago
Author: Charles River Editors
Narrator: Colin Fluxman
Format: Unabridged
Length: 1 hr and 43 mins
Language: English
Release date: 03-15-17
Publisher: Charles River Editors
Genres: History, American
Publisher's Summary:
Tucked safely away in storage is an unnamed sculpture commissioned by George Pullman and sculpted by Carl Rohl-Smith depicting the "Fort Dearborn Massacre". It was originally installed near the mansion of the creator of the Pullman Palace Car Company, which manufactured railroad sleeping cars in the mid-19th century. Although placing such a sculpture at that location may initially sound weird, the Pullman mansion had been built on the site of a controversial battle that took place at an old, historic European fort along the Chicago River in Illinois in 1812. The ongoing fighting between white settlers, militias, Army units, and Native Americans not only bled into the War of 1812 but was one of the main causes of it. Many Americans chaffed at the fact that along the Northwestern frontier, the British in Canada were supporting Indian resistance to American settlement. So-called "war hawks" from that region in Congress pushed for a declaration of war, and many hoped that a war would not only stop Indian depredations but evict the British from Canada and lead to completion of some unfinished business from the American Revolution, namely Canada joining the US.
Members Reviews:
Who Knew in 1812 Fort Dearborn's Massacre Would Become a Keystone in American Midwest Future Development?
My Short Blurb for Readers in a Hurry to Find a Good Read
Most of the booklets by Charles River Editors are short, to the point, and interesting. Only a very few are laden with typos or inaccuracies. Fort Dearborn, though, is one of the very best they have published, among more than one thousand titles. It includes a number of sketches and engraving reproductions that help communicate the information provided. If you are still interested, but have time to chat, please pull up a chair while I fetch some coffee or tea. I will provide some more specifics about this booklet and even an excerpt for your reviewâ
Length: Print, 78 pages.
Target Audience/Genre: This is a nonfiction book of history during its earliest days as a nation.
Q - What was the Amazon Rank on the date this review was published?
A â 79,468.
Q - How was this book obtained?
A â Bought at Amazon.
Q - Is this a book that I can read without having to read others first?
A â Yes.
Q â If this is a recurring character or a series, does it have a cliffhanger ending?
A â This is a stand alone, brief history.
Q - Are there a lot of typos/misspellings, grammatical errors or other editing failures?
A â No.
Q - Is this a fast, easy read or is it more of a leisure read?
A â This is a quick read for commuting or for the lunch hour at work.
Q - What sort of language does this writer use to amplify the points made?
A â Plain English with no profanities; no sex, no graphic sexual violence, although the facts of the battle, or massacre, are not pleasant, they are not relayed in any specially graphic detail.
Q - My biggest pleasure or disappointment?
A â I found this an informative read and was especially interested to learn of Chicagoâs earliest days. With no Fort Dearborn, it can be argued there would never have been a Chicago.
