Cody Hall

I’m proceeding through this great book. I appreciate the detail and attention given to the intricacies of the dynamics between different factions of the Creek Nation. I had no idea some of the events occurred. One interesting point is how the early Georgians (residents of the U.S. of Georgia) were encroaching more and more upon the lands granted to the Creek Indians by the U.S. Federal Government.

Like in many historical conflicts, many variables exacerbated the conflict and a downward spiral continued (including a civil war among the Creeks) until a larger, full-blown war broke out.

This week I finished this audiobook and immediately borrowed #6 via Libby.

Pierce Brown’s work in the Red Rising series is well worth the investment of time to read them.

Books I’m Reading I’ve nearly finished this audiobook and I’ll continue on to #6 after this one. Pierce Brown writes so well, constructs and maintains an excellent narrative, and makes the world of the story seem real. The narrative follows multiple perspectives, giving a panoramic view of the escalating conflict. There’s relentless action, political intrigue,…

Peter Cozzens has written a trilogy that looks at the events leading up to and including the eradication of the Native American population from the U.S. South. A Brutal Reckoning is the third book in the trilogy and focuses on Andrew Jackson’s role in the war with the Creek Indians. I expect to be shocked and appalled as I read.

These stories haven’t gotten the awareness they deserve. Cozzens makes the case that the brutal wars and removal of the American Indian from their lands laid the foundation for the American form of chattel slavery and thus, the American Civil War, because it opened up the fertile southern U.S. for settlement by the conquering whites.

Books I’m Reading I finished this one this week. Brookhiser did good work here. Alexander Hamilton is a unique study compared to the other founders of the U.S. They all share many characteristics but Hamilton was a bit of an outlier. For one, he wasn’t a U.S. citizen. He was born on a Caribbean Island.…