History of Seattle Before 1900 - Relations With The Natives

Relations With The Natives

See also: Cheshiahud and Duwamish tribe#History

This section draws heavily on Bill Speidel, Sons of the Profits (1967) and Doc Maynard (1978). Doc Maynard and Murray Morgan, Skid Road (1951, 1960, 1982) are especially useful on the events regarding resistance nominally led by Kamiakim in the January 1856 attack on the town.

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