{"product_id":"pushed-miners-a-merchant-and-maybe-a-massacre-paperback","title":"Pushed: Miners, a Merchant, and (Maybe) a Massacre - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAna Maria Spagna\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA personal investigative journey into the so-called Chelan Falls Massacre of 1875.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmid the current alarming rise in xenophobia, Ana Maria Spagna stumbled upon a story: one\u003cbr\u003eday in 1875, according to lore, on a high bluff over the Columbia River, a group of local Indigenous people murdered a large number of Chinese miners--perhaps as many as three hundred--and pushed their bodies over a cliff into the river. The little-known incident was dubbed the Chelan Falls Massacre. Despite having lived in the area for more than thirty years, Spagna had never before heard of this event. She set out to discover exactly what happened and why. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eConsulting historians, archaeologists, Indigenous elders, and even a grave dowser, Spagna uncovers three possible versions of the event: Native people as perpetrators. White people as perpetrators. It didn't happen at all. \u003ci\u003ePushed: Miners, a Merchant, and (Maybe) a Massacre\u003c\/i\u003e replaces convenient narratives of the American West with nuance and complexity, revealing the danger in forgetting or remembering atrocities when history is murky and asking what allegiance to a place requires.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAna Maria Spagna\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of nine books including the young adult novel \u003ci\u003eThe Luckiest Scar on Earth\u003c\/i\u003e and most recently the poetry chapbook \u003ci\u003eMile Marker Six\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work has been recognized by the River Teeth Literary Nonfiction Prize, the Society for Environmental Journalists, the Nautilus Book Awards, and as a four-time finalist for the Washington State Book Award. A former backcountry trails worker, Ana Maria now teaches in MFA programs at Antioch University, Los Angeles, and Western Colorado University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 07, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766329245984,"sku":"9781948814690","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/518232098ec48683d38be4179cfabd68.webp?v=1780290422","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/pushed-miners-a-merchant-and-maybe-a-massacre-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}