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Book SynopsisThe melting pot America would become was barely simmering when an ill-fated attempt to settle land near Natchez brought together a volatile mix of ambitious Northern pioneers and their slaves, Spanish colonists, and Native Americans who had claimed the land as theirs for hundreds of years. This illuminating episode in American history comes to life in this account of an expedition gone wrong. It began with an optimistic plan to settle and expand in the new territory. It ended ignominiously, with the body of one of the expeditionâs leaders returning to New Jersey stored in a pickle barrel. What happened in betweenâa cautionary tale of greed, incompetence, and hubrisâlies at the center of this fascinating account by Harvard historian Samuel A. Forman. Endorsed by New York Times best-selling author Nathaniel Philbrick, it is a startling and frank portrait of a young America that examines the dream of an inclusive American experience and its realityâa debate that continues today. Ill-F
Trade Review“This is an important American origin saga and Samuel Forman is the right person to tell it.” Nathaniel Philbrick, New York Times best-selling author
