03111nam 2200709 a 450 991082008960332120240312181656.00-19-991270-X1-283-34918-397866133491870-19-990959-8(CKB)2550000000064021(EBL)796057(OCoLC)761694611(SSID)ssj0000537184(PQKBManifestationID)12252222(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000537184(PQKBWorkID)10552615(PQKB)10829137(MiAaPQ)EBC796057(MiAaPQ)EBC5824658(Au-PeEL)EBL796057(CaPaEBR)ebr10509742(CaONFJC)MIL334918(EXLCZ)99255000000006402120110503d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe gods of Prophetstown the Battle of Tippecanoe and the holy war for the American frontier /Adam JortnerOxford ;New York Oxford University Pressc20111 online resource (321 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-976529-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.It began with an eclipse. In 1806, the Shawnee leader Tenskwatawa (""The Open Door"") declared himself to be in direct contact with the Master of Life, and therefore, the supreme religious authority for all Native Americans. Those who disbelieved him, he warned, ""would see darkness come over the sun."" William Henry Harrison, governor of the Indiana Territory and future American president, scoffed at Tenskwatawa. If he was truly a prophet, Harrison taunted, let him perform a miracle. And Tenskwatawa did just that, making the sun go dark at midday. In The Gods of Prophetstown, Adam Jortner proTippecanoe, Battle of, Ind., 1811Shawnee IndiansBiographyGovernorsIndianaBiographyIndians of North AmericaWars1750-1815WarReligious aspectsHistory19th centuryFrontier and pioneer lifeUnited StatesIndianaHistory19th centuryUnited StatesTerritorial expansionTippecanoe, Battle of, Ind., 1811.Shawnee IndiansGovernorsIndians of North AmericaWarsWarReligious aspectsHistoryFrontier and pioneer life973.5Jortner Adam1086418MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910820089603321The gods of Prophetstown4017261UNINA