Black Hawk War of 1832, The (Volume 10) (Campaigns and Commanders Series)

Type

Book

Authors

Patrick J Jung

ISBN 10

0806139943

ISBN 13

9780806139944

Tags

Native American, United States, Native American Studies

Description

In 1832, facing white expansion, the Sauk warrior Black Hawk attempted to forge a pan-Indian alliance to preserve the homelands of the confederated Sauk and Fox tribes on the eastern bank of the Mississippi. Here, Patrick J. Jung re-examines the causes, course, and consequences of the ensuing war with the United States, a conflict that decimated Black Hawk’s band. Correcting mistakes that plagued previous histories, and drawing on recent ethnohistorical interpretations, Jung shows that the outcome can be understood only by discussing the complexity of intertribal rivalry, military ineptitude, and racial dynamics. - from Amzon

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