Capture of William Wood by the Blackfoot Indians, The

DESCRIPTION: "Blackfoot Indians left their settlements, Seven hundred miles or more... Minnesota to explore." They attack the family of William Woods, killing his mother and sisters. They cut off Woods's hand, but the chief's daughter begs them to spare him
AUTHOR: A. W. Harmon
EARLIEST DATE: 1960 (according to Cohen, with the original print probably from the 1870s)
KEYWORDS: Indians(Am.) homicide war disability
FOUND IN:
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Cohen-AmericanFolkSongsARegionalEncyclopedia2, p. 460, "The Capture of William Wood by the Blackfoot Indians" (a reprint of the original broadside)
NOTES [10 words]: A. W. Harmon is also credited with "The Granite Mill Fire." - RBW
Last updated in version 2.7
File: CAFS2460

Go to the Ballad Search form
Go to the Ballad Index Song List

Go to the Ballad Index Instructions
Go to the Ballad Index Bibliography or Discography