The gods of Prophetstown [electronic resource] : the Battle of Tippecanoe and the holy war for the American frontier / Adam Jortner.
Material type: TextPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2011Description: x, 310 pISBN: 9780199909599 (electronic bk.)Subject(s): Tenskwatawa, Shawnee Prophet | Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841 | 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 | Indiana -- History -- 19th century | United States -- Territorial expansionGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 973.5 LOC classification: E83.81 | .J67 2011Online resources: Click to ViewIncludes 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.
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