Framing Chief Leschi

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In 1855 in the South Puget Sound, war broke out between Washington settlers and Nisqually Indians. A party of militiamen traveling through Nisqually country was ambushed, and two men were shot from behind and fatally wounded. After the war, Chief Leschi, a Nisqually leader, was found guilty of murder by a jury of settlers and hanged in the territory''s first judicial execution. But some 150 years ...
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In 1855 in the South Puget Sound, war broke out between Washington settlers and Nisqually Indians. A party of militiamen traveling through Nisqually country was ambushed, and two men were shot from behind and fatally wounded. After the war, Chief Leschi, a Nisqually leader, was found guilty of murder by a jury of settlers and hanged in the territory''s first judicial execution. But some 150 years ...
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  • Formats: pdf
  • ISBN: 9781469612850
  • Publication Date: 17 Mar 2014
  • Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
  • Product language: English
  • Drm Setting: DRM