A spirited resistance
Subtitle: the North American Indian struggle for unity, 1745-1815
By: Gregory Evans Dowd.
Series: The Johns Hopkins University studies in historical and political science ;; 109th ser., 4
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 1992
Place of publication: Baltimore, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 261
Subjects: Indians of North America -- History -- 18th century.; Indians of North America -- Wars -- 1750-1815.; Nativistic movements -- United States.; Indians of North America -- Ethnic identity.
Description: "Departing from the traditional confines of the history of American Indians, Gregory Evans Dowd carefully draws on ethnographic sources to recapture the beliefs, thoughts, and actions of four principal Indian nations--Delaware, Shawnee, Cherokee, and Creek. The result is a sensitive portrayal of the militant Indians--often led by prophets--who came to conceive of themselves as a united people and who launched an intertribal campaign to resist the Anglo-American forces. Dowd also uncovers the Native American opposition to the movement for unity. An evocative history of long frustration and ultimate failure, A Spirited Resistance tells of a creative people, whose insights, magic, and ritual add a much-needed dimension to our understanding of the American Indian. Book jacket."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-250) and index.