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The gods of Prophetstown, the Battle of Tippecanoe and the holy war for the American frontier, Adam Jortner

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The gods of Prophetstown, the Battle of Tippecanoe and the holy war for the American frontier, Adam Jortner

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-299) and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

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illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The gods of Prophetstown

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

709682913

Responsibility statement

Adam Jortner

Sub title

the Battle of Tippecanoe and the holy war for the American frontier

Summary

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

Table Of Contents

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

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