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1 online resource (xviii, 104 pages) |
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Fire ant books |
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Fire ant books.
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| Contents |
Introduction -- Choctaw traditions about their settlement in Mississippi and the origin of their mounds -- Life of Apushimataha |
| Summary |
"In "Life of Apushimataha," Gideon Lincecum tells the story of Choctaw chief Pushmataha, who was born in Mississippi in 1764. A fearless warrior, his name literally means "one whose tomahawk is fatal in war or hunting." As a charismatic leader, his foresight in making an alliance with General Andrew Jackson brought the Choctaws into war with the Creek Nation and into the War of 1812 but served to their benefit for many years with the United States government. In 1824, Pushmataha traveled to Washington, D.C., to negotiate the Treaty of Doak's Stand as pressure grew for Choctaw removal to Oklahoma Territory, but he fell ill and died there. He was buried with full military honors in the Congressional Cemetery at Arlington." |
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"In "Choctaw Traditions about Their Settlement in Mississippi and the Origin of Their Mounds," Lincecum translates a portion of the Skukhaanumpula - the traditional history of the tribe, which was related to him verbally by Chata Immataha, "the oldest man in the world, a man that knew everything." It explains how and why the sacred Manih Waya mound was erected and how the Choctaws formed new towns, and it describes the structure of leadership in their society."--Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references 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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Print version record |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Pushmataha, approximately 1764-1824.
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| SUBJECT |
Pushmataha, approximately 1764-1824 fast |
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Choctaw Indians -- Kings and rulers -- Biography
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Choctaw Indians -- History
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Choctaw Indians -- Social life and customs
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Mounds -- Mississippi.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical.
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General.
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Antiquities
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Choctaw Indians
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Choctaw Indians -- Kings and rulers
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Choctaw Indians -- Social life and customs
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Mounds
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| SUBJECT |
Mississippi -- Antiquities.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85086186
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Mississippi
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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History
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2003027607 |
| ISBN |
9780817384692 |
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0817384693 |
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