Store besparelser
Hurtig levering
Gemte
Log ind
0
Kurv
Kurv
A Brutal Reckoning
- Andrew Jackson, the Creek Indians, and the Epic War for the American South
Engelsk Hardback
Se mere i:
A Brutal Reckoning
- Andrew Jackson, the Creek Indians, and the Epic War for the American South
Engelsk Hardback

383 kr
Tilføj til kurv
Sikker betaling
6 - 8 hverdage

Om denne bog
The story of the pivotal struggle between the Creek Indians and an insatiable, young United States for control over the Deep South—from the acclaimed historian and prize-winning author of The Earth is Weeping

The Creek War is one of the most tragic episodes in American history, leading to the greatest loss of Native American life on what is now U.S. soil. What began as a vicious internal conflict among the Creek Indians metastasized like a cancer. The ensuing Creek War of 1813-1814 shattered Native American control of the Deep South and led to the infamous Trail of Tears, in which the government forcibly removed the southeastern Indians from their homeland. The war also gave Andrew Jackson his first combat leadership role, and his newfound popularity after defeating the Creeks would set him on the path to the White House.

In A Brutal Reckoning, Peter Cozzens vividly captures the young Jackson, describing a brilliant but harsh military commander with unbridled ambition, a taste for cruelty, and a fraught sense of honor and duty. Jackson would not have won the war without the help of Native American allies, yet he denied their role and even insisted on their displacement, together with all the Indians of the American South in the Trail of Tears.

A conflict involving not only white Americans and Native Americans, but also the British and the Spanish, the Creek War opened the Deep South to the Cotton Kingdom, setting the stage for the American Civil War yet to come. No other single Indian conflict had such significant impact on the fate of America—and A Brutal Reckoning is the definitive book on this forgotten chapter in our history.
Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
434
ISBN-13:
9780525659457
Indbinding:
Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
0525659455
Udg. Dato:
25 apr 2023
Længde:
41mm
Bredde:
243mm
Højde:
170mm
Forlag:
Random House Inc
Oplagsdato:
25 apr 2023
Forfatter(e):
Vi anbefaler også
Kategori sammenhænge