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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461692903321

Autore

Abram Susan M.

Titolo

Forging a Cherokee-American alliance in the Creek War : from creation to betrayal / / Susan M. Abram

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tuscaloosa, Alabama : , : The University Alabama Press, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

0-8173-8851-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 p.)

Disciplina

975.00497557

Soggetti

Creek War, 1813-1814

Creek War, 1813-1814 - Campaigns

Cherokee Indians - Government relations - History

Cherokee Indians - History - 19th century

Cherokee Indians - History - 18th century

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Real Men: Cherokee Masculinity, Honor, and Spirituality Connected to Warfare; 2. Cherokee War, Leadership, and Politics: From the Chickamauga Era to Lighthorse Law; 3. Toward the Clouded and Dark Path: The Road to War; 4. Cherokees in the Creek War: A Band of Brothers; 5. Postwar Challenges and American Betrayal: Cherokee Conflict and Community Crisis; Conclusion; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index