Uncommon Defense Indian Allies in the Black Hawk War

Name: Uncommon Defense Indian Allies in the Black Hawk War
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ISBN: 9780674035188

ISBN-10: 0674035186

ISBN-13: 9780674035188

Edition: 2009

Authors: John W. Hall

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In the spring of 1832, when the Indian warrior Black Hawk and a thousand followers marched into Illinois to reoccupy lands earlier ceded to American settlers, the U.S. Army turned to rival tribes for military support. Elements of the Menominee, Dakota, Potawatomi, and Ho Chunk tribes willingly allied themselves with the United States government against their fellow Native Americans in an uncommon defense of their diverse interests. As the Black Hawk War came only two years after the passage of the Indian Removal Act and is widely viewed as a land grab by ravenous settlers, the military participation of these tribes seems bizarre. What explains this alliance?In order to grasp Indian motives,…

Book details

Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: 9/30/2009
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 384
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 1.20" tall
Weight: 1.254
Language: English

Brett Edward Whalen is Assistant Professor of History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.John W. Hall is Ambrose-Hesseltine Assistant Professor of Military History, University of Wisconsinï¿½e"Madison.



American occupation of the pays d'en haut, 1796-1831


Distribution of Indian villages on the eve of war and selected battles


Introduction


Roots of Conflict


A New Onontio


A Mounting Storm


Crisis on the Upper Mississippi


Everything to Lose


Warpath


Final Blows


Losing the Peace


An Indian War


Epilogue


Notes


Acknowledgments


Index