The Massacre at Fall Creek

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The Massacre at Fall Creek is a historical novel by Jessamyn West that dramatizes an 1824 Indiana crime in which white settlers were tried and executed for murdering Native Americans.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical novel
about American frontier history
Native Americans in Indiana
white settlers in Indiana
author Jessamyn West NERFINISHED
authorNationality American
basedOn Fall Creek Massacre NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
depicts Fall Creek Massacre of 1824 NERFINISHED
genre Western fiction
historical fiction
hasAuthorGender female
hasTheme conflict between settlers and Native Americans
justice and injustice
law and prejudice
moral responsibility
historicalEventDateDepicted 1824
literaryForm novel
mainEvent trial and execution of white settlers for murdering Native Americans
narrativePerspective third-person narration
originalLanguage English
placeOfPublication United States NERFINISHED
setInCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
settingLocation Indiana NERFINISHED
settingTime 1820s
subject frontier justice
legal prosecution of white settlers for killing Native Americans
murder of Native Americans
race relations in early 19th-century America
workPeriodDepicted early 19th century

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Jessamyn West notableWork The Massacre at Fall Creek