This is one on the below list I didn't know - a chunk of Americana made by Disney starring Fess Parker. Opening scene is pretty spectacular and has Black Watch and 60th led by Bouquet in 1764 marching through the wilderness ...worth watching ... the opening scene at least. IMDB
Bumph; It is 1764 and a peace treaty between the Delaware Indians and the British requires all white captives be returned to their people. John Butler, kidnapped by the tribe when he was a child, is forced against his will to return to his family in Pennsylvania. Frontiersman Del Hardy and Shenandoe, a servant girl, try to help him adjust to his new way of life. Based on Conrad Richter's book of the same name and starring Fess Parker and James MacArthur.
American warfare 1690-1835 in popular culture, art, in miniature and in wargames, through Living History and in movies.
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This came out in 1984. Was an excellent addition to a small set of books.
Dear Somerset,
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting this. A favorite as a lad and a good read as an adult.
For all the criticism of Disney, this film and others address the clash of cultures and the universal themes of love, hate, ethnic pride, etc.
The bagpipes are canned music but Bouquet's accent seems correct and any film with Iron Eyes Cody in it is worthy of viewing.