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The gods of Prophetstown : the Battle of Tippecanoe and the holy war for the American frontier / Adam Jortner.

Author: Jortner, Adam.

Imprint:Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2012.

Descriptionx, 310 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm.

Note: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.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. [285]-299) and index.



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Jortner, Adam.
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