The gods of Prophetstown [[electronic resource] ] : the Battle of Tippecanoe and the holy war for the American frontier / / Adam Jortner

• Autore: Jortner Adam Joseph
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (321 p.)
• Disciplina: 973.5
• Soggetto topico: Tippecanoe, Battle of, Ind., 1811; Shawnee Indians; Governors - Indiana; Indians of North America - Wars - 1750-1815; War - Religious aspects - History - 19th century; Frontier and pioneer life - United States
• Soggetto geografico: Indiana History 19th century; United States Territorial expansion
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 pro
• Titolo autorizzato: The gods of Prophetstown
• ISBN: 0-19-991270-X; 1-283-34918-3; 9786613349187; 0-19-990959-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910781596303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II