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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté. Image fixe : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Jortner, Adam Joseph
Titre(s) : The gods of Prophetstown [Texte imprimé] : the battle of Tippecanoe and the holy war for the American frontier / Adam Jortner
Publication : Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2012
Description matérielle : x, 310 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm
Comprend : 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.
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (p. [285]-299) and index
In 1806, a Shawnee known as Lalawauthika proclaimed himself Tenskwatawa ("The Open
Door"), a spiritual leader in direct contact with the Master of Life. In the five
years before the battle of Tippecanoe, Tenskwatawa used his spiritual leadership to
forge a political pseudo-state, together with his twin brother Tecumseh. William Henry
Harrison, meanwhile, built a power base in Indiana, rigging elections and maneuvering
for higher position. Jortner places the religious dimension of the struggle at the
fore, recreating the spiritual landscapes trod by each side. The climactic battle,
he writes, was as much a clash of gods as of men. --publisher's description
Sujet(s) : Harrison, William Henry (1773-1841)
Tenskwatawa (1775?-1834?)
Bataille de Tippecanoe (1811)
Pionniers -- États-Unis -- 19e siècle
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780199765294 (alk. paper). - ISBN 0199765294 (alk. paper)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb42693518t
Notice n° :
FRBNF42693518
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