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Frontier and pioneer life United States Governors Indiana Biography Harrison, William Henry 1773-1841 Indiana History 19th century Indians of North America Wars 1750-1815 Shawnee Indians Biography Shawnee Prophet Tenskwatawa Tippecanoe, Battle of, Ind., 1811 United States Territorial expansion War Religious aspects History 19th centuryFilter By Authors
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Frontier and pioneer life United States Governors Indiana Biography Harrison, William Henry 1773-1841 Indiana History 19th century Indians of North America Wars 1750-1815 Shawnee Indians Biography Shawnee Prophet Tenskwatawa Tippecanoe, Battle of, Ind., 1811 United States Territorial expansion War Religious aspects History 19th centuryFilter By Authors
Jortner, Adam Joseph.Jortner, Adam Joseph.
Summary: In 1806, a Shawnee known as Lalawauthika proclaimed himself Tenskwatawa ("The Open Door"), a spiritual leader in direct contact with the Master of Life. In the five years before the battle of Tippecanoe, Tenskwatawa used his spiritual leadership to forge a political pseudo-state, together with his twin brother Tecumseh. William Henry Harrison, meanwhile, built a power base in Indiana, rigging...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2011
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