| Description |
1 online resource (x, 310 pages) : illustrations, map |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Tenskwatawa, Shawnee Prophet.
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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. |
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Battle of Tippecanoe (Indiana : 1811) |
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Tippecanoe, Battle of, Ind., 1811.
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Shawnee Indians -- Biography.
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Shawnee Indians. |
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Biographies.
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Governors -- Indiana -- Biography.
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Governors. |
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Indiana. |
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Indians of North America -- Wars -- 1750-1815.
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Indians of North America -- Wars. |
| Chronological Term |
1750-1815 |
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War -- Religious aspects -- History -- 19th century.
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War -- Religious aspects. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
19th century |
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Indiana -- History -- 19th century.
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United States -- Territorial expansion.
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United States. |
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Territorial expansion. |
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Frontier and pioneer life -- United States.
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Frontier and pioneer life. |
| Chronological Term |
1750-1899 |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Jortner, Adam Joseph. Gods of Prophetstown. New York : Oxford University Press, ©2012 9780199765294 (DLC) 2011016857 (OCoLC)709682913 |
| ISBN |
9780199909599 (electronic book) |
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0199909598 (electronic book) |
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9780199765294 |
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0199765294 |
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