The Road to Disappearence - Angie Debo

A disappointing book that presents a biased and subjective view of Creek Indian history. Compared to "Creek Country" by Etheridge this book is an embarrasement.

For instance, examine the desciption of the beginning of the Creek War, the attack by the creeks on Fort Mims. In this attack 107 soldiers, 160 civilians (women and children) and 100 blacks were killed. Debo has this to say "Owing to the criminal negligence of the commander the attack was a complete surprise." No mention of guilt for the attackers, she places the blame on the commander, who failed to place an adequate quard on the gate. She sums up with "It must be counted to the success of the white man's tortuous diplomacy that it was only a minor faction of a distracted and weakened people that set itself to check the growing power of the young republic."

There are facts presented in the book that make it a useful source, provided that the obvious bias is overlooked.