The gods of Prophetstown : the Battle of Tippecanoe and the holy war for the American frontier

The gods of Prophetstown : the Battle of Tippecanoe and the holy war for the American frontier /

It began with an eclipse. In 1806, the Shawnee leader Tenskwatawa ("The Open Door") declared himself to be in direct contact with the Master of Life, and therefore, the supreme religious authority for all Native Americans. Those who disbelieved him, he warned, "would see darkness come...

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Main Author: Jortner, Adam Joseph
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2012
Subjects:
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 expansion.
United States > Colonial question.
collective biographies.
Biographies.
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