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EBOOK Gods of Prophetstown:The Battle of Tippecanoe and the Holy War for the American Frontier
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Wydawnictwo: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199912704
EAN: D3CFB212EB
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Stron: 320
Data wydania: 2011
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It began with an eclipse. In 1806, the Shawnee leader Tenskwatawa ("e;The Open        Door"e;) 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, "e;would see darkness come over the sun."e; William Henry        Harrison, governor of the Indiana Territory and future American president, scoffed        at Tenskwatawa. If he was truly a prophet, Harrison taunted, let him perform a        miracle. And Tenskwatawa did just that, making the sun go dark at midday.In The Gods        of Prophetstown, Adam Jortner provides a gripping account of the conflict between        Tenskwatawa and Harrison, who finally collided in 1811 at a place called Tippecanoe.          Though largely forgotten today, their rivalry determined the future of westward        expansion and shaped the War of 1812. Jortner weaves together dual biographies of        the opposing leaders. In the five years between the eclipse and the battle,        Tenskwatawa used his spiritual leadership to forge a political pseudo-state with his        brother Tecumseh. Harrison, meanwhile, built a power base in Indiana, rigging        elections and maneuvering for higher position. Rejecting received wisdom, Jortner        sees nothing as preordained-Native Americans were not inexorably falling toward        dispossession and destruction. Deeply rooting his account in a generation of        scholarship that has revolutionized Indian history, 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.Written with profound insight and narrative verve, The Gods of Prophetstown        recaptures a forgotten turning point in American history in time for the 200th        anniversary of the Battle of Tippecanoe.

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