Massacre at Fort William Henry

Name: Massacre at Fort William Henry
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ISBN: 9781584651666

ISBN-10: 1584651660

ISBN-13: 9781584651666

Edition: 2002

Authors: David R. Starbuck

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Drawing upon his archaeological findings at the site of the fort, Starbuck offers an engaging and sobering corrective to myths generated by popular depictions of this brutal conflict.

Book details

List price: $18.95
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: University Press of New England
Publication date: 2/1/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 152
Size: 7.25" wide x 10.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English



Preface


Chronology of Fort William Henry and the Lake George Area



The History of the Fort


The Marquis de Montcalm


French Fort Design


Who Invented Scalping?


Stanley Gifford, the Indiana Jones of His Day



The Last of the Mohicans, Fact or Fiction?


The Author of The Leather-Stocking Tales


Movies Tell the Story



Modern Archeology at the Fort


Beneath the Bubblegum



The Men and Women Who Died at the Fort


Bones Tell the Story



The Artifacts They Left Behind



Native People at Lake George before the Soldiers Arrived


Indians in the Adirondacks


The Mohicans Today



Surviving Landmarks from the Eighteenth Century


Recent Excavations in Lake George Battlefield Park



Conclusions


Who's to Blame?



Tourists Say the Darndest Things!



Summary of Artifacts Excavated at Fort William Henry


Further Reading


Index