“The Cane Creek Massacre”
Author: James H. Hart
Earliest date: 1958 (Burt)
Found in: US
Description
"The boys have lived in peace upon the farm, A mother's care had shielded them from harm...." "So was their mother shot by cowardly hand.... Their youthful blood was on the hearthstone spilled." The (Mormon) singer blames the Christians
References
- Burt, pp. 113-114, "The Cane Creek Massacre" (1 partial text)
- BI, Burt113
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