Requiem for a Nun, 81 (Event)

Page Number: 
81
Order within Page: 
4
First 8-10 words of event: 
because then came the Anglo-Saxon, the pioneer,
Page Event Ends: 
82
Era: 
Pre-Removal (-1830)
Narrative Status: 
Narrated
Date: 
Friday, January 1, 1790 to Sunday, December 31, 1820
Summary: 

The narrative sums up the "pioneer" stage of Mississippi history by describing the "Anglo-Saxons" who followed the French and the Spanish in terms of their lawless behavior, especially the way their destructive actions "turn the earth into a howling waste" (82).

Chronological Order: 
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Indeterminate Date Range: 

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