The Shawnee Prophet - Couverture souple

Edmunds, R. David

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0803267118 ISBN 13 : 9780803267114

Editeur : University of Nebraska Press, 1985

Synopsis

In the early 1800s, when control of the Old Northwest had not yet been assured to the United States, the Shawnee leaders Tecumseh and his brother Tenskwatawa, the Shawnee Prophet, led an intertribal movement culminating at the Battle of Tippecanoe and the Battle of the Thames. Historians have portrayed Tecumseh, the war leader, as the key figure in forging the intertribal confederacy. In this full-length biography of Tenskwatawa, R. David Edmunds shows that, to the contrary, the Shawnee Prophet initiated and for much of the period dominated the movement, providing a set of religious beliefs and ceremonies that revived the tribes' fading power and cohesion.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

R. David Edmunds is a professor of history at Indian University. His other publications include The Potawatomis: Keepers of the Fire (1978) and Tecumseh and the Quest for Indian Leadership (1984).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Nebraska Press
• Date d'édition: 1985
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0803267118
• ISBN 13: 9780803267114
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 272
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible