• Homestead Homicide- A first person narrative told from the perspective of a little girl who helps her father kill wage war on a group of Indians for settlement. 715 words.

     

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Published: 15.11.2004.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'Homestead Homicide- A first person narrative told from the perspective of a litt', 1.
  • Essays 'Homestead Homicide- A first person narrative told from the perspective of a litt', 2.
Extract

September 4th, 1886
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<Tab/>It's been three weeks since I watched Pa beat that Algonquin boy to death. Pa
tied his dark hands to the fence post and whipped him until he was limp.
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<Tab/>Since settling here, some two years ago, at least ten head of cattle have been
stolen by the Algonquins. The government men haven't gotten to this part of the
territories yet. They say it's too remote and that we'll have to clear out them Indians
ourselves.
<Tab/>Course, if Mother were still with us, she'd talk Pa into…

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