The Second Seminole War and the limits of American aggression / / C.S Monaco
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| Autore: |
Monaco C. S. <1950->
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| Titolo: |
The Second Seminole War and the limits of American aggression / / C.S Monaco
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| Pubblicazione: | Baltimore : , : Johns Hopkins University Press, , 2018 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource |
| Disciplina: | 973.5/7 |
| Soggetto topico: | Seminole War, 2nd, 1835-1842 |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The Second Seminole War and the limits of American aggression |
| ISBN: | 1-4214-2482-7 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910824954103321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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