A brutal reckoning Andrew Jackson, the Creek Indians, and the epic war for the American South
"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 Ame...
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| 100 | 1 | |a Cozzens, Peter, |d 1957- |e author. | |
| 245 | 1 | 2 | |a A brutal reckoning : |b Andrew Jackson, the Creek Indians, and the epic war for the American South / |c Peter Cozzens. |
| 250 | |a First edition. | ||
| 264 | 1 | |a New York : |b Alfred A. Knopf, |c 2023. | |
| 264 | 4 | |c ©2023 | |
| 300 | |a xxii, 434 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : |b illustrations (some color), maps ; |c 25 cm | ||
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| 500 | |a "This is a Borzoi Book published by Alfred A. Knopf" -- Title page verso. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 401-417) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a The Creek confederacy, 1790-1813 -- A note to readers -- Prologue -- 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 -- Appendix: Creek and Métis personages. | |
| 520 | |a "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." -- inside front jacket flap. | ||
| 600 | 1 | 0 | |a Jackson, Andrew, |d 1767-1845 |x Military leadership. |
| 650 | 0 | |a Creek War, 1813-1814. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Creek War, 1813-1814 |x Campaigns. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Creek Indians |z Southern States |x History. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Creek Indians |z Southern States |x History |y 19th century. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a United States |x Territorial expansion. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Indigenous peoples, Treatment of |z Southern States. | |
| 655 | 7 | |a Biographies. |2 lcgft | |
| 690 | 0 | |a Sengle, Kay tribute. | |
| 776 | 0 | 8 | |i Online version: |a Cozzens, Peter, 1957- |t Brutal reckoning. |d New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2023 |z 9780525659464 |w (DLC) 2022020368 |
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