I’ve reread Stephen B. Emerson’s essay at Historylink.org about the Mashel Massacre about five times. Each time I’m fascinated by his treatment of otherwise respected historic figures, most prominently Ezra Meeker. Meeker’s description of the Mashel Massacre, in which up to 30 Nisqually tribal members were slaughtered by Washington territorial volunteers, is one of the popularly cited resources…
Month: February 2013
The Los Angeles Sonics and the lies of legacy
1. When the Supersonics first came to Seattle in the late 1960s expansion of high level basketball, they were the first major professional team in Seattle. Sure, I suppose the Seattle Metropolitans count, as they won the Stanley Cup in 1917. But, for the growth of modern Seattle, the Sonics are the first team that…