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Pushmataha : a Choctaw leader and his people / Gideon Lincecum ; with an introduction by Greg O'Brien.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lincecum, Gideon, 1793-1874.
- Series:
- Fire ant books.
- Fire ant books
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Choctaw Indians--Kings and rulers--Biography.
- Choctaw Indians.
- Choctaw Indians--History.
- Choctaw Indians--Social life and customs.
- Mounds--Mississippi.
- Mounds.
- Mississippi--Antiquities.
- Mississippi.
- Pushmataha, approximately 1764-1824.
- Pushmataha.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (125 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, c2004.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Valuable, original, and difficult-to-find resources on Choctaw history and culture. This important book comprises two articles that appeared in the 1904 and 1906 volumes of Publications of the Mississippi Historical Society. In ""Life of Apushimataha,"" Gideon Lincecum tells the story of Choctaw chief Pushmataha, who was born in Mississippi in 1764. A fearless warrior, his name literally means ""one whose tomahawk is fatal in war or hunting."" As a charismatic leader, his foresight in making an alliance with General Andrew Jackson brought the Choctaws into war with the
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Choctaw traditions about their settlement in Mississippi and the origin of their mounds
- Life of Apushimataha.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-8173-8469-3
- OCLC:
- 817893280
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