Uncommon Defense: Indian Allies in the Black Hawk War Tapa dura - 2009 - 1st Edición

Harvard University Press, 2009. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Uncommon Defense: Indian Allies in the Black Hawk War by John W. Hall
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 the Indians' motives, John Hall explores their alliances in earlier wars with colonial powers as well as in intertribal antagonisms and conflicts. In the crisis of 1832, Indians acted as they had traditionally, levering their relationship with a powerful ally… Leer más

Harvard Univ Pr, 2009. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 367 pages. 8.50x6.00x1.25 inches.

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