| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 414 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) |
| Contents |
The Tensaw -- Many paths to the Tensaw -- Americanization of Mississippi Territory -- Red path to war -- Creek civil war to Redstick war -- The battle of Fort Mims -- A country given up -- Trying times, 1813-1814 -- Remembering Fort Mims -- Reverberations of Fort Mims |
| Summary |
The Fort Mims massacre changed the course of American history in many ways, not the least of which was the ensuing rise of one Andrew Jackson to the national stage. The unprecedented Indian victory over the encroaching Americans who were bent on taking their lands and destroying their culture horrified many and injured the young nation's pride. Tragedies such as this one have always rallied Americans to a common cause: a single-minded determination to destroy the enemy and avenge the fallen. The August 30, 1813, massacre at Fort Mims, involving hundreds of dead men, women, and children, was ju |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-382) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Creek War, 1813-1814.
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Massacres -- Alabama -- Fort Mims -- History
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HISTORY -- United States -- 19th century.
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Massacres
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| SUBJECT |
Fort Mims (Ala.) -- History
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| Subject |
Alabama -- Fort Mims
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780817384777 |
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0817384774 |
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