MOCK’S BAD STOMP
IN THE INDIAN TERRITORY OF PRE-STATEHOOD OKLAHOMA, a brutal assault has been committed against a young Creek woman by the name of Etta Jane ‚Mock‘ Burnham. A full description of how and why the assault occurred is revealed, but, surprisingly, sympathy for the victim is not what it ought to be. Soon, the focus shifts more toward the consequences of the crime than the incident itself.
TWO PERSONAL PROBLEMS turned Mock into the rebellious and angry young woman she was – the toxic relationship that existed between herself and her parents and her outright hatred of her backwater hometown. Things had been said and done that could not be taken back or forgotten, much less forgiven; blind and thoughtless anger on Mock’s part had made it much too late for that. All she could think of was how to escape the choking constraints of her parental home and the hometown she abhorred.
MOCK’S OWN TERRIBLE ATTITUDE had turned her into a vengeful bridge burner as well, a young woman who had not only taken full advantage of but also perversely relished every opportunity that arose to alienate the very people – family members, friends, and neighbors – who in the normal course of things would have helped her when the going got rough. Her own behavior led first to an ill-fated association with the man most everyone in her community referred to as ‚Crazy Early‘ and then to what eventually came to be referred to as ‚The Story of Mock’s Bad Stomp‘. Mock was a young woman who asked for trouble, and, sadly for her, that’s exactly what she wound up getting.
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Inhaltsverzeichnis
A Family at War
The Indian Territory Burnhams
Etta Jane ‚Mock‘ Burnham
Mock’s Angry Departure for the Stomp
Early ‚Hawk‘ Tiger
Angst, Honestly Come By?
Handed-Down Bitterness
Falling into The Mire
A Far from Noble Indian
A Mistakenly Formed Impression
An Unfortunate Crossing of Paths
Mock Deals with Her Situation
Mock’s Eyes Finally Open
A Painful Confession
Slapped in The Face by Reality
The Only Sensible Solution
Early Gets the Message
The Family Life of Tigers
The Birth of Bonnie Tiger
No One To Care
Mock’s Disappearance
Tiger’s Hellish Childhood
The Death of Early Tiger
Tiger’s Release from Purgatory
From Intransigence to Local Morality Tale
Mock’s Story Fades Away
Coal Mining in the Indian Territory
Diamonds Shining Bright
The Reclamation Project That Beat All!
A Recovery Without Closure
The Painful Legacy of Mock’s Bad Stomp
Tiger Begins Life on Her Own
Enter the Colonel, George Jackson Caine
Über den Autor
After earning a bachelor’s degree and an MBA in California plus a doctorate in Colorado, Mike Martin embarked on a career in education. As his interest and involvement in writing grew over the years, he started offering presentations based on his books. Over time, writing and presenting became lasting areas of interest. Having traveled to five states to put on programs, Mike welcomes new opportunities to do even more of what he has done in the past. Today, he and his wife Ginny and son Damen live in Tomball, Texas.