Fort Snelling at Bdote: A Brief History - Couverture souple

DeCarlo, Peter

 
9781681341712: Fort Snelling at Bdote: A Brief History
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1681341719 ISBN 13 : 9781681341712
Editeur : Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2020

Synopsis

For millennia, the place where the Minnesota River joins the Mississippi has been a crossroads, a place of strategic power. In the 1820s, the newly arriving U.S. troops built Fort Snelling on the bluff above the rivers. That limestone fortress has stood for almost two hundred years as both an actor and a symbol in Minnesota's history.

But that symbolism is complicated. The fort is a powerful reminder that most Minnesotans today are descendants of immigrants, living on conquered land. Many Dakota people consider the area to be their sacred place of origin as well as a site of genocide. And, shockingly, some army officers at the fort held African Americans in slavery.

The site, a museum preserved and run by the Minnesota Historical Society, is undergoing a sweeping transformation to include not just the fort's military history but the stories of all Minnesotans. And this primer, Fort Snelling: A Brief History, similarly provides an overview of the site's military significance as well as its import to native peoples, its role in the foundation of the state, and its meaning for Minnesota's diverse people. This new edition includes annotations to guide readers to further discoveries.

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À propos de l?auteur

Peter DeCarlo is a historian at the Minnesota Historical Society.

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Éditeur
Minnesota Historical Society Press
Date d'édition
2020
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1681341719
ISBN 13 
9781681341712
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
112
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