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The gods of Prophetstown : the Battle of Tippecanoe and the holy war for the American frontier / Adam Jortner.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jortner, Adam.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Tippecanoe, Battle of, Ind., 1811.
- Tenskwatawa, Shawnee Prophet.
- Tenskwatawa.
- Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841.
- Harrison, William Henry.
- Shawnee Indians--Biography.
- Shawnee Indians.
- Governors--Indiana--Biography.
- Governors.
- Indians of North America--Wars--1750-1815.
- Indians of North America.
- Indians of North America--Wars.
- War--Religious aspects--History--19th century.
- War.
- History.
- War--Religious aspects.
- Indiana--History--19th century.
- Indiana.
- United States--Territorial expansion.
- United States.
- Territorial expansion.
- Frontier and pioneer life--United States.
- Frontier and pioneer life.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- x, 310 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, [2012]
- Contents:
- Prologue: The eclipse
- Thrown away
- Master of life
- Primogeniture
- Defeat
- The careerist
- Grouseland
- Prophecy
- Witchcraft
- Conspiracies
- Greenville
- The nation of Prophetstown
- The bargain
- The gathering
- Fiasco
- "A war of extirpation"
- Epilogue: The funeral.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780199765294
- 0199765294
- OCLC:
- 709682913
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