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| Resource: |
Book (816104) Massacre at Sand Creek: How Methodists Were Involved in an American Tragedy
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| Author: |
Roberts, Gary |
| Publisher: |
Abingdon Press, 2016 |
| Vendor: |
Cokesbury |
| Length: |
300 Pages |
| Heading: |
CHIST — Christian History
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| Subjects: |
History; Native Americans; UMW 2018 Reading Program; United Methodist History |
| Location: |
Chr History |
| # Copies: |
1 |
| ISBN/ISSN: |
9781501819766
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| Description: |
On November 29, 1864, the United States Colorado Volunteers attacked peaceful Cheyenne and Arapaho people encamped along Sandy Creek in the Colorado Territory. The two men most responsible were leaders in the Methodist Episcopal Church. This book examines the little-known event and the persons involved. Chapter titles: Which way? Whose way?; The road to dominion; The bitter conundrum; Methodists and the American Indian; John Milton Chivington -- the fighting parson; John Evans, M.D. -- entrepreneur and philanthropist; Colorado's 'Indian problem;' The path to Sand Creek; Protest and recrimination; Methodists, Sand Creek and the 'Indian question;' Chivington and Evans -- the later years; The balance sheet. *2018 UMW Reading Program Bonus Book: 2 Education for Mission |
| Age Groups: |
Young Adult; Adult (30-55); Adult (55+)
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