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Jortner, Adam Joseph.

The gods of Prophetstown the Battle of Tippecanoe and the holy war for the American frontier / [electronic resource] : Adam Jortner. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2011. - x, 310 p.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

ISBN: 9780199909599 (electronic bk.)

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Subjects--Personal Names:
Tenskwatawa, Shawnee Prophet.
Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Tippecanoe, Battle of, Ind., 1811.
Shawnee Indians--Biography.
Governors--Indiana--Biography.
Indians of North America--Wars--1750-1815.
War--Religious aspects--History--19th century.
Frontier and pioneer life--United States.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Indiana--History--19th century.
United States--Territorial expansion.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: E83.81 / .J67 2011

Dewey Class. No.: 973.5