Fort Dearborn

by Gerald A. Danzer and Jerry Crimmins

Book Overview

Before the city of Chicago, there was Fort Dearborn; and before Fort Dearborn, there were the Potawatomi. In a story that brings to life the founding of one of the world's great cities, "Fort... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810122960
• ISBN13: 9780810122963
• Release Date: August 2006
• Publisher: Northwestern University Press
• Length: 431 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Terrific historical fiction, with the emphasis on "historical"

The author portrays a very complex world, part French, part British, part American, part Native American. He shows how even this remote outpost and the surrounding communities were roiled by larger forces affecting the region and the nation. This is a captivating story, and even the experts on the early history of Chicago will find fresh insights.

Fort Dearborn is a terrific novel.

Fort Dearborn is the best of what fiction has to offer: a fast-pace, interesting plot, engaging characters, and an effortless education about the prominent figures of a fascinating and violent era of Chicagoland's history. Great work! - Steve

Great Book

I just finished reading Fort Dearborn. The author did a great job weaving facts about early chicago into his novel. At the end of the book I wanted to read even more about the aftermath of the massacre. Great job!

Living history in the Fort Dearborn story

I have just finished Fort Dearborn: A Novel and I love it! This is a most interesting, detailed,, exciting, and very well written account of an important event in Chicago and American history. It is most impressive that Mr. Crimmins studied the Indian culture and languages and folded his knowledge so skillfully into the book. The details in the notes section at the end of the book are just as interesting as the story itself.

Fort Dearborn Deserves a Pulitzer!

I loved your book! You deserve a Pulitzer! I felt as though I got to know everyone and will never forget their sacrifices. It took tremendous courage to do what these people did to give us the city we now enjoy. And I thought my parents sacrificed--spending seven days each in steerage. I marvel that you could keep everything straight--the tribes, the Americans, etc. I read all the notes and found them very helpful. Again, thanks so very much for such a wonderful story. - K. Glynn