Waubonsee Community College

Massacres II, produced, written and directed by Laura Verklan

Label
Massacres II, produced, written and directed by Laura Verklan
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
Massacres II
Medium
electronic resource
Oclc number
677926483
Responsibility statement
produced, written and directed by Laura Verklan
Runtime
45
Series statement
Wild West techAmerican history in video
Summary
Heavily armed, surrounded by a vast and unknown wilderness, and subject to attack from the people who had lived there for centuries, Western settlers often found themselves fighting for their lives ... examines four of the most brutal such episodes: the Camp Grant Massacre in Tucson, Arizona in April 1871, when 140 Apache men, women and children were slain in their sleep; the 1836 Goliad Massacre in Texas, when Mexican soldiers killed over 300 Texans; the Council House Massacre in San Antonio, where Comanches succumbed to a deadly volley of gunfire; and the Dragoon Springs Massacre in 1858 which saw stage company workers killed for unknown reasons
Technique
live action
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