Scott Zesch: 2 books
The Captured
A True Story of Abduction by Indians on the Texas Frontier
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2007
On New Year's Day in 1870, ten-year-old Adolph Korn was kidnapped by an Apache raiding party. Traded to Comaches, he thrived in the rough, nomadic existence, quickly becoming one of the tribe's fiercest warriors. Forcibly returned to his parents after three years, Korn never adjusted to life in white...
The Chinatown War
Chinese Los Angeles and the Massacre of 1871
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2012
In October 1871, a simmering, small-scale turf war involving three Chinese gangs exploded into a riot that engulfed the small but growing town of Los Angeles. A large mob of white Angelenos, spurred by racial resentment, rampaged through the city and lynched some 18 people before order was restored....