Terry Mort, author of Cheyenne Summer The Battle of Beecher Island, A History

A History Camp Online session with Terry Mort on his new book, " Cheyenne Summer The Battle of Beecher Island, A History," which covers the battle of Beecher Island between the United States Army and Cheyenne and Sioux warriors in 1868, which was a small battle that embodied the important themes of the Western frontier, especially the cultural imperatives that motivated the Cheyenne, the white settlers, and the soldiers, both white and black.
On Thursday, September 23 at 8pm EST, we'll have Jeffrey R. Kerr-Ritchie, author and historian, on his new book, "Rebellious Passage: The Creole Revolt and America’s Coastal Slave Trade" which discusses the successful revolt of slaves being transported from Richmond, VA to New Orleans, LA on the Creole in 1841, long after the Atlantic slave trade had been abolished.

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Sad this is the only video I can find of this book. It’s great writing and such a good read