Mr. Jefferson's Hammer William Henry Harrison and the Origins of American Indian Policy

Name: Mr. Jefferson's Hammer William Henry Harrison and the Origins of American Indian Policy
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ISBN: 9780806141985

ISBN-10: 0806141980

ISBN-13: 9780806141985

Edition: 2011

Authors: Robert M. Owens

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Often remembered as the president who died shortly after taking office, William Henry Harrison was instrumental in shaping American Indian policy during the early years of westward expansion. More than a study of Harrison the man, Mr. Jeffersons Hammer offers a cultural biography that surveys the military, political, and social world of the Ohio Valley and the frontier. Robert M. Owens traces Harrisons political career as secretary of the Northwest Territory, territorial delegate to Congress, and governor of Indiana Territory, as well as his military leadership and involvement with Indian relations. Thomas Jefferson found Harrison the ideal agent to carry out his administrations ruthless…

Book details

List price: $21.95
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Publication date: 1/5/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 344
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.78" tall
Weight: 1.408
Language: English

Robert M. Owens is Associate Professor of History at Wichita State University. He specializes in colonial U.S. history and the Early Republic. He is the author of Mr. Jefferson's Hammer: William Henry Harrison and the Origins of American Indian Policy (OU Press, 2007). His articles have appeared in the Journal of the Early Republic and the Journal of Illinois History.