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Monaco C. S. <1950-> |
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The Second Seminole War and the limits of American aggression / / C.S Monaco |
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Baltimore : , : Johns Hopkins University Press, , 2018 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Disciplina |
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Seminole War, 2nd, 1835-1842 |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Part I. Genesis of the war -- Treaties and reservations -- Seminoles, slaves and Maroons -- Part II. War of Indian removal -- "It came with the suddenness of the whirlwind" -- The United States responds -- "Sacrifice of national honor" -- The last pitched battles -- "Never ending, still beginning war" -- Part III. Health, medicine and the environment -- Malarial sword and shield -- Land of darkness and shadows -- Part IV. The war and "the national mind" -- Osceola as settler-colonial icon -- Bloodhounds, abolitionists and freedom fighters -- Epilogue. |
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