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Betrayals : Fort William Henry and the massacre
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Steele, Ian K. (Ian Kenneth), 1937- Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Massacres--History--18th century--Fort William Henry--New York (State).
- Massacres.
- Fort William Henry (N.Y.)--Capture, 1757.
- Fort William Henry (N.Y.).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (viii, 250 p.) : ill.
- Place of Publication:
- New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1990.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The conquest of Fort William Henry and the subsequent massacre of English prisoners by Indians, while under French command, is considered by historians to be a turning point in the Seven Years' War. Victims of tomahawk, cannibalism, or captivity helped create a powerful racist American folk memory.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-028163-4
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