LEADER 02820nam 2200649 a 450 001 9910458568003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8173-8477-4 035 $a(CKB)2560000000050678 035 $a(EBL)547679 035 $a(OCoLC)650060160 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000457325 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11305788 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000457325 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10415021 035 $a(PQKB)11038196 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000667919 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11379038 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000667919 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10698952 035 $a(PQKB)11457201 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC547679 035 $a(OCoLC)607758271 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse9073 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL547679 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10408827 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000050678 100 $a20060207d2006 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 12$aA conquering spirit$b[electronic resource] $eFort Mims and the Redstick War of 1813-1814 /$fGregory A. Waselkov 210 $aTuscaloosa $cUniversity of Alabama Press$dc2006 215 $a1 online resource (426 pages) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8173-5573-1 311 $a0-8173-1491-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [353]-382) and index. 327 $aThe Tensaw -- Many paths to the Tensaw -- Americanization of Mississippi Territory -- Red path to war -- Creek civil war to Redstick war -- The battle of Fort Mims -- A country given up -- Trying times, 1813-1814 -- Remembering Fort Mims -- Reverberations of Fort Mims. 330 $aThe Fort Mims massacre changed the course of American history in many ways, not the least of which was the ensuing rise of one Andrew Jackson to the national stage. The unprecedented Indian victory over the encroaching Americans who were bent on taking their lands and destroying their culture horrified many and injured the young nation's pride. Tragedies such as this one have always rallied Americans to a common cause: a single-minded determination to destroy the enemy and avenge the fallen. The August 30, 1813, massacre at Fort Mims, involving hundreds of dead men, women, and children, w 606 $aCreek War, 1813-1814 606 $aMassacres$zAlabama$zFort Mims$xHistory 607 $aFort Mims (Ala.)$xHistory 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aCreek War, 1813-1814. 615 0$aMassacres$xHistory. 676 $a973.5/238 700 $aWaselkov$b Gregory A$01007253 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910458568003321 996 $aA conquering spirit$92481145 997 $aUNINA