Talk:Walter Butler (Loyalist)

Devil and Daniel Webster
Should it be mentioned somewhere that Butler was featured in the story "The Devil and Daniel Webster"? EmilyELewis (talk) 02:22, 14 August 2008 (UTC)

Walter Butler has been fictionalized in several novels particularly a series by Robert W. Chambers that started in the early 20th century with "Cardigan" (1901) and continuing with "Maid-At-Arms" (1902), "The Hidden Children" (1921), and "The Little Red Foot" (1921). The use of Walter as a character is a somewhat profligate as he serves to be a villain rather than understood to be someone who was participating in a particularly brutal civil war that divided families and neighbours. This reputation was in part developed by Benson Lossing and Jephtha Simms' use of folk tales that emerged out of the Mohawk Valley after the Revolutionary War. The first attempt at correcting many of the false assumptions of his character, or at least trying to rationalize his behaviour during wartime (which was not any less or more extreme than many patriots), was Howard Swiggett's "War Out of Niagara: Walter Butler and the Tory Rangers". However, this book has been criticized for its lack of rigorous research and referencing and better accounts have been cited by Barbara Graymont (The Iroquois in the American Revolution [1972]) as Ernest Cruikshank's "The Story of Butler's Rangers and the Settlement of Niagara" (1893) and Hazel C. Mathews' "The Mark of Honour" (1965). — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dmcg9 (talk • contribs) 15:50, 30 March 2012 (UTC)

Original research from primary sources
According to Wikipedia policy (WP:PSTS) content added to the encyclopedia can not consist only of primary source material, which is then commented upon by an editor based on their own knowledge of the subject. To do so, constitutes "original research" (WP:OR) and is not permitted. Also, the references section of this article now requires a clean up and should be properly formatted and placed within the appropriate section. cheers Deconstructhis (talk) 15:57, 16 March 2009 (UTC)