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Author Jortner, Adam.

Title The gods of Prophetstown : the Battle of Tippecanoe and the holy war for the American frontier / Adam Jortner.

Publication Info. New York : Oxford University Press, [2012]
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 Plainville Public Library - Non Fiction  973.5 JOR    Check Shelf
Description x, 310 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Subject Frontier and pioneer life -- United States.
Tippecanoe, Battle of, Ind., 1811.
Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841.
Indiana -- History -- 19th century.
Governors -- Indiana -- Biography.
United States -- Territorial expansion.
Shawnee Indians -- Biography.
War -- Religious aspects -- History -- 19th century.
Local Subject Indigenous peoples -- North America -- Wars -- 1750-1815.
Subject Indians of North America -- Wars -- 1750-1815.
Tenskwatawa, Shawnee Prophet.
ISBN 9780199765294 hardcover alkaline paper
0199765294 hardcover alkaline paper
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