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BL
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711690
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b533879
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| Main Entry
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Jortner, Adam Joseph
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| Title & Author
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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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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Oxford University Press,, [2012]
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, ©2012
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x, 310 pages, [8] pages of plates :: illustrations, map ;; 25 cm
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| ISBN
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0199765294
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: 9780199765294
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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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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| Abstract
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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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Tenskwatawa
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Harrison, William Henry,1773-1841
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Frontier and pioneer life-- United States
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Governors-- Indiana, Biography
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Indians of North America-- Wars-- 1750-1815
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Shawnee Indians, Biography
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Tippecanoe, Battle of, Ind., 1811
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War-- Religious aspects-- History-- 19th century
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Indiana, History, 19th century
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United States, Territorial expansion
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| Dewey Classification
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973.5
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| LC Classification
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E83.81.J67 2012
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