2003 Sep 18

01.27.09

Ritualized
2003 Sep 18, Alabama, Crawford County OH, Kenyon College - 2003 (0)
On September 18, 2003, I happened upon this historical marker in Crawford County, Ohio, on my way from Nevada to Mount Vernon. It's where William Crawford's army fought on its retreat from Ohio in 1782. Crawford himself had been captured the previous day, and was later tortured to death near Upper Sandusky. It's a well-known story. The torture was largely a revenge for the Gnadenhutten massacre. Andrew Frank's excellent book about Creeks and Southerners reminded me of it. In tonight's reading I came to a section (still in the Introduction) where he tells ...

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