The Gods of Prophetstown: The Battle of Tippecanoe and the Holy War for the American Frontier by Adam Jortner

The Gods of Prophetstown: The Battle of Tippecanoe and the Holy War for the American Frontier

Adam Jortner

310 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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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 hi...

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