A brutal reckoning : Andrew Jackson, the Creek Indians, and the epic war for the American South / Peter Cozzens.
"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].
- Copyright: ©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. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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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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