In 1943 the gardner log cabin at pillsburys point, arnolds park, became a state historical site. The spirit lake massacre and the captivity of abbie gardner expanded, annotated ebook written by abbie gardnersharp. As a yearold, abbie gardner spent 81 days in captivity, traveling with inkpaduta and the others across the prairie, across the little sioux river, west and west. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. History of the spirit lake massacre and captivity of miss abbie gardner book. The spirit lake massacre and the captivity of abbie gardner. She also met cassville sharp and married him on august 16, 1857. Long considered one of the best of the captive narratives from the 19th century, abbie gardners thrilling and graphic t. Abbie gardner sharp returned to arnolds park 34 years after the uprising. This tragedy became known as the spirit lake massacre.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the spirit lake massacre and the captivity of abbie gardner expanded, annotated. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Abbie gardner sharp, photographed decades after the massacre. Abbie gardner sharp, taken captive at and ransomed some three months later, eventually published a memoir of her harrowing experience. Download audiobooks written by abbie gardnersharp to your device. Garland library of narratives of north american indian captivities, v. Details page the biographical dictionary of iowa the. Find a tourism map, travel guide and the best things to do in iowa. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Abbie gardnersharp history of the spirit lake massacre.
Captured by renegade members of the dakota tribe, abbie survived a forced march north that resulted in the murder of those who did not keep up the pace. Abbie gardner live play all abbie plays lap style resonator slide guitar, otherwise known as dobro. Nearly 30 years later in 1885, abbie gardnersharp, by then married, published her short memoir of the 1856 attack and her captivity, entitled history of the spirit lake massacre and captivity of miss abbie gardner. The spirit lake massacre and the captivity of abbie. Gives abbies parents as rowland gardner born 1815 in conn. This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. Read the spirit lake massacre and the captivity of abbie gardner expanded, annotated by abbie gardnersharp available from rakuten kobo.
The spirit lake massacre march 812, 1857 was an attack by a wahpetuke band of santee. Abbie gardnersharp author of history of the spirit lake. Abbie gardnersharp is the author of history of the spirit lake massacre and captivity of miss abbie gardner 3. She purchased the cabin and operated it as one of iowas earliest tourist attractions.
History of the spirit lake massacre book, 1976 worldcat. Perhaps because the indian wars were over, the book was very popular and had several editions. Abbie sharp died on january 21, 1921, and was buried in the gardner family lot at arnolds park beside her parents. My father was born and raised in arnolds park and worked in the amusement park there during summers. My family consisted of my two older sisters, mary and eliza, my younger brother rowland jr. Reviewing a publication history of the spirit lake massacre and captivity of miss abbie gardner 1885, by abbie gardner sharp is one component of enjoyable tasks that will make your life top quality much better.
Abbie gardner sharp, sole survivor of the famous spirit lake massacre of l857, died last friday evening at the colfax sanitarium. Abbie gardner monument located just north of the town of redfield, spink county, south dakota, this monument reads. Abbie gardnersharp author of history of the spirit lake massacre. Okoboji and the iowa great lakes history book by jonathan reed february 25 at 2. History of the spirit lake massacre and captivity of miss abbie gardner. Abbie gardner was delivered to her rescuers on may 30, 1857, after eighty three days of captivity among the sioux indians following the spirit lake massacre in iowa. For ransom, for protection, abbie gardner was not killed, although, she writes, she begged to be.
Audible provides the highest quality audio and narration. Abbie gardner spent her first night of captivity at the indians camp near the. Leon reporter, leon, iowa thursday, february l7, l92l mrs. Buy history of the spirit lake massacre and captivity of miss abbie gardner. Gardnersharp sold the book at the tourist site she operated at her cabin for 30 years after buying it back in 1891. The spirit lake massacre by kiley december 5, 2018 5. It is not about just exactly what sort of e book history of the spirit lake massacre and captivity of miss abbie gardner 1885, by. Because it was too late in the season to plant and harvest crops, the family brought enough food to. On july 26, 1895, about 5,000 people attended the dedication of a 55foot granite obelisk that was erected near the gardner cabin. Nearly 30 years later in 1885, abbie gardner sharp, by then married, published her short memoir of the 1856 attack and her captivity, entitled history of the spirit lake massacre and captivity of miss abbie gardner.
During the winter of 189394, abbie lobbied the iowa legislature for money to construct a monument to the victims about 40 people were killed of the spirit lake massacre. History of the spirit lake massacre and captivity of miss abbie gardner by abbie gardnersharp. The spirit lake massacre march 812, 1857 was an attack by a wahpekute band of santee. History spirit lake massacre captivity miss abbie gardner. Gardnersharp, abbie, 18431921, indian captivities, dakota indians wars, dakota indians captivities, spirit lake iowa massacre, 1857 publisher des moines. A man named henry lott, cited as an unscrupulous character by an article in 1886 in the sibley gazette, had an encounter with sintominaduta, inkpadutas brother, and blamed the wahpekuti tribe for burning his cabin. Abbie gardner sharp by deborah stanley june 08, 2002 at 06. Explore books by abbie gardnersharp with our selection at. Abbie gardner sharp, survivor of the spirit lake massacre. Letter after letter included in her book comes from a general or a colonel or. Arnolds park, iowa, spirit lake massacre, monument flickr. Spirit lake massacre and the captivity of abbie gardner. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. However, in 1891, acres of the original gardner claim were purchased by a syndicate and lots were sold.
This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by stateoftheart publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the spirit lake massacre and the captivity of abbie gardner expanded, annotated. Abbie gardner is one of the few pioneer women whose story stands alone in its heroism. Attractions include state parks, the iowa state fair in des moines, decorah bald eagles, pella tulip festival, amana colonies tours, the mississippi river and dubuque, maquoketa caves state park, and the loess hills. Thanks to proceeds from her history of the spirit lake massacre book, abbie gardner sharp could afford to purchase her familys cabin and. It came up with a descendant of abbie gardnersharp and his two. Abbie garner was a interesting postmortem examination of moral ethics when it comes to dealing with the death of your entire family by a sioux raiding party. They had three children and returned to iowa where abbie published a book.
Image from history of the spirit lake massacre and captivity of miss abbie gardner, fourth edition, iowa printing company, 1894. Written by abbie gardnersharp, audiobook narrated by brian v. History of the spirit lake massacre by abbie gardnersharp. She earned enough from this book to repurchase her familys cabin in 1891, and she established a bustling business that was one of the first commercial tourism ventures in this area at the time. History of the spirit lake massacre and captivity of miss. Abbie gardner sharp cabin, a distinctive destination of the national trust, tells the story of tensions between native americans and early settlers in iowa. Against the iowa frontier settlements, 1857 abbie gardnersharp on. As part of her tourist business, abbie gardner sharp sold her book, the spirit lake massacre, postcards, and other souvenirs. In 1857, amidst rising tensions between native americans and new settlers, yearold abbie gardners family was killed by men of the dakota indian nation. The state of iowa now maintains the park and abbie gardner sharp home site. Character biography abbie gardnersharp colin mustful. Indian captivities, dakota indians, massacres, massacre, 1857, spirit lake massacre, iowa, 1857, captivities, wars.
One of iowas first business women, abbie sold souvenirs and copies of her book, history of the spirit lake massacre. Travel iowa is the official tourism website of the state of iowa, the hawkeye state. My sister bought an old book that abbie gardner sharp wrote and published in 1885. The gardner family came to lake okoboji in july 1856 from new york. Decades after the massacre, in 1891, abbie returned to arnolds park and purchased the cabin, operating it. Abbie gardner sharp writes at times poetic, others, just the stark facts. Dakota women greased and braided her hair, but also mocked. We have no works listed by this author, though works that may link. Whether performing solo or with americana darlings red molly, her tales of love and loss, both gritty and sweet, are propelled by her impeccable slide guitar chops. Abbie gardner sharp cabin arnolds park, iowa travel iowa. History of the spirit lake massacre and captivity of miss abbie gardner author. The spirit lake massacre and the captivity of abbie gardner expanded, annotated kindle edition by gardner sharp, abbie. History of the spirit lake massacre and captivity of miss abbie.
Dobro player and singersongwriter from jersey city. Sharp had been a patient at the colfax institution for the past six months, and. Abbie gardnersharp books and biography waterstones. Abbie gardnersharp writes at times poetic, others, just the stark facts. She was captured and enslaved by the sioux indians, and seems as though she struggled with her rage versus forgiveness towards the sioux tribe. Perhaps the time period kept her from exploring into too much intimacy, but she leaves you with a clear picture of how awful her ordeal was.
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