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Title:
A brutal reckoning [text (large print)] : Andrew Jackson, the Creek Indians, and the epic war for the American South / Peter Cozzens.
ISBN:
9780593678046
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Edition:
First large print edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Random House Large Print, [2023]
©2023
Physical Description:
xxviii, 752 pages (large print), 16 unnumbered pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Contents:
From the ashes of the Entrada -- A rope of sand -- Between three fires -- The sweets of civilization -- The hungry years -- Rise of the Red Sticks -- Civil war -- Stark mad -- Terror in the Tensaw -- The emergency of Old Hickory -- Invasion of the Tennesseans -- The Red Sticks resilient -- All we lack is powder and lead -- Tennesseans to the rear -- Jackson courts disaster -- A slow, laborious slaughter -- An elusive peace -- Betrayal at Fort Jackson -- A scalp for a scalp -- Shades of genocide.
Summary:
"The Creek War was one of the most tragic episodes in American history, leading to the greatest loss of Native American life on what is now U.S. soil. What began as a vicious internal conflict among the Creek Indians metastasized like a cancer. The ensuing Creek War of 1813-1814 shattered Native American control of the Deep South and led to the infamous Trail of Tears, in which the government forcibly removed the southeastern Indians from their homelands. The war also gave Andrew Jackson his first combat leadership role, and his newfound popularity after defeating the Creeks would set him on the path to the White House."--Back cover
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OCLC Number:
on1377209741
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