| Description |
1 online resource (x, 310 pages) : illustrations, map |
| 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 |
| Summary |
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 over the sun." 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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Tenskwatawa, Shawnee Prophet.
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Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841.
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Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841 fast |
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Tenskwatawa, Shawnee Prophet fast |
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Tippecanoe, Battle of, Ind., 1811.
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Shawnee Indians -- Biography
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Governors -- Indiana -- Biography
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Indians of North America -- Wars -- 1750-1815.
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War -- Religious aspects -- History -- 19th century
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Frontier and pioneer life -- United States
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HISTORY -- United States -- 19th Century.
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Frontier and pioneer life
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Governors
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Indians of North America -- Wars
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Shawnee Indians
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Territorial expansion
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War -- Religious aspects
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Indiana -- History -- 19th century
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United States -- Territorial expansion.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140559
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United States -- Colonial question.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85139972
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Indiana
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United States
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collective biographies.
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Biographies
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History
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780199909599 |
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0199909598 |
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