Greg Miller on Nostr: The Power of Story Currier & Ives print 1846 OTD July 27, 1777 - Near Saratoga, New ...
The Power of Story
Currier & Ives print 1846 OTD July 27, 1777 - Near Saratoga, New York, a young woman called Jane McCrae was abducted, shot, and scalped by Wyandot Indians, who were allied with the British. This wasn't unusual during the invasion of America that year; the British commander General Burgoyne offered money, liquor, and guns to the Indians, in exchange for American scalps.
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Currier & Ives print 1846 OTD July 27, 1777 - Near Saratoga, New York, a young woman called Jane McCrae was abducted, shot, and scalped by Wyandot Indians, who were allied with the British. This wasn't unusual during the invasion of America that year; the British commander General Burgoyne offered money, liquor, and guns to the Indians, in exchange for American scalps.
http://othernetwork.com/2023/07/28/the-power-of-story/