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The Black Hawk War of 1832

Book information

Publisher
University of Oklahoma Press
Year
2007
ISBN
0806138114, 9780806138114
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
10 MB (10487676 bytes)
Series
Campaigns and Commanders
Edition
First
Pages
275\289
Time added
2013-11-25 08:13:48

Description

In 1832, facing white expansion, the Sauk warrior Black Hawk attempted to forge a pan-Indian alliance that would preserve the homelands of the confederated Sauk and Fox tribes on the eastern bank of the Mississippi. However, the ensuing war with the United States decimated Black Hawk's band. The conflict has captured the imagination of historians for more than a century, and Patrick J. Jung here re-examines its causes, course, and consequences. Correcting mistakes that plagued previous histories, Jung focuses on the complex nature of Indian resistance and the role of intertribal conflict in the war.

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