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Oh my god, Jackal. OH MY GOD. I wanted to reach back through the mists of time and SHAKE THESE PEOPLE TILL THEIR TEETH RATTLED.

THIS WAS WRONG ON EVERY LEVEL OF WRONG.

For whatever it's worth, this was the first clear-cut case of Bad Settler Behavior I've encountered in the book so far. Up until now, everyone has either ignored the Indians, or cautiously traded with them, or just generally interacted with them in a peaceful way. Something to keep in mind, though, is that we are early in the westward U.S. expansion phase. The American Civil War hasn't even happened yet.

I was just so shocked by this. They burned the shelters of PEOPLE they didn't even know. And they didn't even think twice about it. Obviously it didn't make much of a memorable impression on Mrs. Patty Sessions. Who actually has a Wikipedia entry all her own.