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Killing George Washington: The American West in Five Voices

by Anne Jennings Paris

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ISBN13: 9781932010305
ISBN10: 1932010300
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Killing George Washington tells the story of the American frontier as it moves west. Anne Jennings Paris, in a collection of narrative poems, imagines the voices of the forgotten historical figures of Lewis Wetzel, a notorious Indian killer; York, the slave who accompanied Lewis and Clark; Charity Lamb, Oregons first convicted murderess; Ing Hay, a Chinese immigrant who made a name for himself as a doctor; and Mary Colter, an architect who helped shaped the western landscape. Exploring the American consciousness, these poems question our shared heritage through the personal stories of legends.
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Netanis, October 16, 2009 (view all comments by Netanis)
I grew up in Oregon City, Oregon, end of the Oregon Trail. You know, the place where at the end of the computer game the music plays and all your points are added up. Yes, that town. I went all the way through the public school system and every year the field trip involved something related to the historical frontier, or a farm. One year we went to a farm.

This book was different from the traditional rhetoric of the 1800s as taught in class. These poems represent the marginalized voices of the American West from murderers to minorities to slaves. I am tired of the balding white guy perspective and loved the voice of Oregon’s first murderess who had a farm not far from where I grew up. I loved the humanization of real characters from history whose voices had, before now, been brushed off as a secondary to historical cannon.
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Susan Wiget, October 5, 2009 (view all comments by Susan Wiget)
This is a nontraditional history book: a collection of poems from the perspectives of five people from America's past. They are not the white male presidents, politicians, or explorers that elementary school history books emphasize, and they are not simplified or idealized. One is a serial killer of Indians, one is a slave who travels with Lewis and Clark, one is a nineteenth century female architect, and another is an abused wife who resorts to murdering her husband and ends up in prison. They are all complex and flawed characters brought back to life through this stirring collection of poetry about people who, for the most part, do not experience justice.
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ISBN:
9781932010305
Subtitle:
The American West in Five Voices
Author:
Paris, Anne Jennings
Publisher:
Ooligan Press
Subject:
American - General
Publication Date:
November 2009
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
134
Dimensions:
8.70x5.30x.40 in. .51 lbs.
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