Cane Creek Massacre, The

DESCRIPTION: "The boys have lived in peace upon the farm, A mother's care had shielded them from harm...." "So was their mother shot by cowardly hand.... Their youthful blood was on the hearthstone spilled." The (Mormon) singer blames the Christians
AUTHOR: James H. Hart
EARLIEST DATE: 1958 (Burt-AmericanMurderBallads)
KEYWORDS: homicide mother children
FOUND IN: US
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Burt-AmericanMurderBallads, pp. 113-114, "The Cane Creek Massacre" (1 partial text)
File: Burt113

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