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A brutal reckoning : Andrew Jackson, the Creek Indians, and the epic war for the American South / Peter Cozzens.

Summary:
"The Creek War was one of the most tragic episodes in American history, leading to the greatest loss of Native American life on what is now U.S. soil. What began as a vicious internal conflict among the Creek Indians metastasized like a cancer. The ensuing Creek War of 1813-1814 shattered Native American control of the Deep South and led to the infamous Trail of Tears, in which the government forcibly removed the southeastern Indians from their homelands. The war also gave Andrew Jackson his first combat leadership role, and his newfound popularity after defeating the Creeks would set him on the path to the White House." -- inside front jacket flap.
"From acclaimed historian Peter Cozzens, the pivotal struggle between the Creek Indians and an insatiable United States for control over the Deep South"--Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780525659457
  • Physical Description: xxii, 434 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm.
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2023].

Content descriptions

General Note:
"This is a Borzoi Book published by Alfred A. Knopf" -- Title page verso.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [371]-417) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
The Creek confederacy, 1790-1813 -- A note to readers -- Prologue -- From the ashes of the Entrada -- A rope of sand -- Between three fires -- The sweets of civilization -- The hungry years -- Rise of the Red Sticks -- Civil war -- Stark mad -- Terror in the Tensaw -- The emergency of Old Hickory -- Invasion of the Tennesseans -- The Red Sticks resilient -- All we lack is powder and lead -- Tennesseans to the rear -- Jackson courts disaster -- A slow, laborious slaughter -- An elusive peace -- Betrayal at Fort Jackson -- A scalp for a scalp -- Shades of genocide -- Appendix: Creek and Métis personages.
Subject: Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 > Military leadership.
Creek War, 1813-1814.
Creek War, 1813-1814 > Campaigns.
Creek Indians > Southern States > History.
Creek Indians > Southern States > History > 19th century.
United States > Territorial expansion.
Indians, Treatment of > Southern States.
Genre: Biographies.

Available copies

  • 20 of 21 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 21 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Albright Memorial Library 973.523 COZZENS (Text) 50686016296936 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Altoona Area Public Library 973.5238 COZ (Text) 33240005163376 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Cambria County Library 973.5238 C882b (Text) 85131001872895 CACM Non-Fiction Available -
Carbondale Public Library 973.523 COZZENS (Text) 50688010861780 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Huntingdon County Library NF 973.52 COZ (Text) 30298100610991 Nonfiction Available -
Indian Valley Public Library 973.52 Cozzens History (Text) 39427103732889 Nonfiction Room: Adult Nonfiction Available -
Joseph & Elizabeth Shaw Public Library 973.523 COZZENS (Text) 39636100457445 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Martin Library Adults 973.5 COZ Life Times (Text) 33454005954714 2nd Floor Available -
Muhlenberg Community Library 973.5238 COZ (Text) 33249024911558 Non-fiction Available -
Nancy Kay Holmes Branch Library 973.523 COZZENS (Text) 50686016294063 Main Floor Available -


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