The Chicago Massacre of 1812

'The Chicago Massacre of 1812' is a historical book by Joseph Kirkland that captures the events of the massacre of the white settlers at Fort Dearborn (later Chicago) by members of the Potawatomi tribe of Native Americans. Kirkland captures the time before, during and after the massacre, as relayed by the then surviving son of Captain Nathan Heald who commanded the whites on that fateful day.