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200 14$aThe gods of Prophetstown $ethe Battle of Tippecanoe and the holy war for the American frontier /$fAdam Jortner
210   $aOxford ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$dc2011
215   $a1 online resource (321 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a0-19-976529-4 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $aPrologue: 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.
330   $aIt 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 pro
606   $aTippecanoe, Battle of, Ind., 1811
606   $aShawnee Indians$vBiography
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606   $aIndians of North America$xWars$y1750-1815
606   $aWar$xReligious aspects$xHistory$y19th century
606   $aFrontier and pioneer life$zUnited States
607   $aIndiana$xHistory$y19th century
607   $aUnited States$xTerritorial expansion
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