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Author

Jortner, Adam Joseph.

Title The gods of Prophetstown [electronic resource] : the Battle of Tippecanoe and the holy war for the American frontier / Adam Jortner.

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Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2011.

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Available to Pittsburg State University patrons only.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe ProQuest E-Book	Electronic Book	---	Available

Description	x, 310 p.
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.
Reproduction	Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject	Tenskwatawa, Shawnee Prophet.
	Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841.
	Tippecanoe, Battle of, Ind., 1811.
	Shawnee Indians -- Biography.
	Governors -- Indiana -- Biography.
	Indians of North America -- Wars -- 1750-1815.
	War -- Religious aspects -- History -- 19th century.
	Frontier and pioneer life -- United States.
	Indiana -- History -- 19th century.
	United States -- Territorial expansion.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Added Author	ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN	9780199765294 (hardcover : alk. paper)
	9780199909599 (electronic bk.)