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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 Land tenure Indians of North America Wars 1750-1815 Shawnee Chief Tecumseh 1768-1813 Shawnee Indians Biography United States Territorial expansion War Religious aspects History 19th centuryFilter By Subjects
Frontier and pioneer life United States Governors Indiana Biography Harrison, William Henry 1773-1841 Indiana History 19th century Indians of North America Land tenure Indians of North America Wars 1750-1815 Shawnee Chief Tecumseh 1768-1813 Shawnee Indians Biography United States Territorial expansion War Religious aspects History 19th centuryStark, Peter
Summary: "The conquest of indigenous land in the American East through corrupt treaties and genocidal violence laid the groundwork for the conquest of the American West. Acclaimed author Peter Stark exposes the fundamental conflicts at play through the little-known but consequential struggle between two extraordinary leaders. William Henry Harrison was born to a prominent Virginia family, son of one of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2023
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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