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Autore |
Lincecum Gideon <1793-1874.> |
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Pushmataha [[electronic resource] ] : a Choctaw leader and his people / / Gideon Lincecum ; with an introduction by Greg O'Brien |
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Tuscaloosa, : University of Alabama Press, c2004 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (125 p.) |
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Collana |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Choctaw Indians - Kings and rulers |
Choctaw Indians - History |
Choctaw Indians - Social life and customs |
Mounds - Mississippi |
Electronic books. |
Mississippi Antiquities |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction -- Choctaw traditions about their settlement in Mississippi and the origin of their mounds -- Life of Apushimataha. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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