Our Bones Are Scattered: The Cawnpore Massacres and The Indian Mutiny Of 1857

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A recreation of a dramatic turning point in colonial history follows the Indian Mutinies of the 1850s through the stories of garrison commander Hugh Massey Wheeler, the forty-day Hindu king Nana Sahib, and revolt leader Azimullah.

Genres: HistoryIndiaNonfictionWarBritish LiteratureMilitary FictionMicrohistoryEuropean History

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