Victory With No Name - The Native American Defeat of the First American Army

Zusatztext Colin Calloway has written a brilliant and haunting book, one that encourages us to confront entangled ironies fundamental to America's past and present. This battle 'with no name' transformed the course of American nationhood, as a devastating defeat compelled the new nation to yoke its future to conquest of Indians in the West. For Indians, a resounding victory presaged losses that were to come. In one final irony Calloway leaves us with the descendants of these Indians, people who would find an enduring place Informationen zum Autor Colin G. Calloway is Professor of Native American Studies at Dartmouth College. He is the author of many books, including Scratch of a Pen and Pen and Ink Witchcraft. Klappentext A balanced and readable account of the 1791 battle between St. Clair's US forces and an Indian coalition in the Ohio valley, one of the most important and under-recognized events of its time. Zusammenfassung A balanced and readable account of the 1791 battle between St. Clair's US forces and an Indian coalition in the Ohio valley, one of the most important and under-recognized events of its time. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. Confederations: America in 1790 2. Building a Nation on Indian Land 3. The U.S. Invades Ohio 4. The Indian Resistance Movement 5. Battle with No Name 6. Recriminations and Reversal Epilogues Bibliography

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• Authors: Colin G Calloway, Colin G. Calloway, Colin G. (Professor of Native American S Calloway, Colin G. (Professor of Native American Studies Calloway, Calloway Colin G.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.09.2016
• EAN: 9780190614454
• ISBN: 978-0-19-061445-4
• No. of pages: 224
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / Military / General, military history, HISTORY / Military / United States, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Indigenous Peoples, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, C 1700 To C 1800, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Native American Studies, HISTORY / Indigenous / General, Indigenous peoples / Indigeneity, Relating to Native American people / First Americans, The Native American Defeat of the First American Army