“Now whether shee was better roasted, boyled or carbonado’d, I know not, but of such a dish as powdered wife I never heard of.” John Smith stated, with rather dry disturbing humor. There is also a story of a man known by the name of Richard Waldron, who had a talent for cheating the Natives numerous times. When caught for his shortcomings, his Native victims dismembered him slowly. They started by slashing his chest with knives chanting “I cross out my account”. Another daunting story Weidensaul shares with the readers is that of a woman, who killed ten natives; men, woman and children while they lay sleeping. It was not for any reason, but to give payback to those who killed her infant daughter. This, although with much controversy, deemed her a sort of first frontier hero. Throughout Weidensaul's novel, there are many more interesting
“Now whether shee was better roasted, boyled or carbonado’d, I know not, but of such a dish as powdered wife I never heard of.” John Smith stated, with rather dry disturbing humor. There is also a story of a man known by the name of Richard Waldron, who had a talent for cheating the Natives numerous times. When caught for his shortcomings, his Native victims dismembered him slowly. They started by slashing his chest with knives chanting “I cross out my account”. Another daunting story Weidensaul shares with the readers is that of a woman, who killed ten natives; men, woman and children while they lay sleeping. It was not for any reason, but to give payback to those who killed her infant daughter. This, although with much controversy, deemed her a sort of first frontier hero. Throughout Weidensaul's novel, there are many more interesting