John F. Winkler

Tippecanoe 1811

The Prophet's battle

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This is the gripping story of the Tippecanoe campaign of 1811: 'The prophet's battle'. It was a conflict born out of festering tensions inscribed by the 1795 Treaty of Greeneville, which had concluded the Northwestern Indian War and attempted to prevent white settlers' encroaching onto newly defined Indian territories. For 16 years there had been peace, but in 1811 the number of settlers in the Ohio territory had swollen from 3,000 to 250,000. War was again coming to the North West. Within these pages John F. Winkler explores the dramatic build up to the conflict as 'The Prophet' Tenskatawa and his brother Tecumseh rallied the tribes to drive… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Dennis, Peter (Illustr.)

ISBN: 978-1-4728-0886-8
EAN: 9781472808868
Produktnummer: 19730205
Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
Seitenangabe: 96 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 65'593 KB
Auflage: 1. Auflage
Abbildungen: 35 b/w; 47 col

Über den Autor

John F. Winkler lives in Columbus, Ohio, with his wife of more than 40 years. They have three children and six grandchildren. He has written many works on the history of Roman, English, and American law. He also explores forgotten historical sites in Ohio and neighboring states.