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100 1 _aPublic Library of Fort Wayne and Allen County
245 1 0 _aCrawford's Defeat: A Tale of the Frontier in 1812
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2021
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2021-03-07
508 _aStephen Hutcheson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Crawford's Defeat: A Tale of the Frontier in 1812" prepared by the Staff of the Public Library of Fort Wayne and Allen County is a historical account published in the mid-20th century. The book recounts an anecdote from the early 1800s, a time marked by the tensions of the War of 1812 and the accompanying fears of Indian raids on settlements in the Midwest. It delves into themes of bravery, community, and the interplay of humor amid the serious backdrop of frontier life during a time of conflict. The narrative follows Archibald Crawford, a man who boasts of his courage in the face of Indian attacks. One evening, after engaging in a spirited logrolling event with friends, Crawford is startled by two individuals posing as Indians, triggering a panic throughout the village of Mount Vernon. This incident leads to a townwide alarm as residents rush to the garrison for safety. However, the truth is soon revealed that Crawford was the target of a prank devised by his friends who sought to test his bravado. Ultimately, the joke serves to illustrate the blend of fear and humor in pioneer life, and the episode is affectionately remembered as "Crawford's Defeat" by the villagers. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aMount Vernon (Ohio) -- History
653 _aMount Vernon (Ohio) -- Anecdotes
653 _aCrawford, Archibald
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64730
999 _c105553
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