Adam Jortner

Gods of Prophetstown

The Battle of Tippecanoe and the Holy War for the American Frontier

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Produktbeschreibung

An original, readable narrative of the 1811 Battle of Tippecanoe and the role of religion in the history of the American West

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Sinauer Associates Is an Imprint of Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Dezember 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 161mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 561g
• ISBN-13: 9780199765294
• ISBN-10: 0199765294
• Artikelnr.: 33372323

Autorenporträt

Adam Jortner teaches history at Auburn University. His essays have appeared in The Journal of the Early Republic and Early American Studies.

Inhaltsangabe

Prologue: The Eclipse
1. Thrown Away
2. Master of Life
3. Primogeniture
4. Defeat
5. The Careerist
6. Grouseland
7. Prophecy
8. Witchcraft
9. Conspiracies
10. Greenville
11. The Nation of Prophetstown
12. The Bargain
13. The Gathering
14. Fiasco
15. "A War of Extirpation"
Epilogue: The Funeral
Notes