The Second Seminole War and the limits of American aggression
Part I. Genesis of the war -- Treaties and reservations -- Seminoles, slaves and Maroons -- Part II. War of Indian removal -- "It came with the suddenness of the whirlwind" -- The United States responds -- "Sacrifice of national honor" -- The last pitched battles -- "Never e...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Baltimore, Md
Johns Hopkins University Press
2018
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Part I. Genesis of the war -- Treaties and reservations -- Seminoles, slaves and Maroons -- Part II. War of Indian removal -- "It came with the suddenness of the whirlwind" -- The United States responds -- "Sacrifice of national honor" -- The last pitched battles -- "Never ending, still beginning war" -- Part III. Health, medicine and the environment -- Malarial sword and shield -- Land of darkness and shadows -- Part IV. The war and "the national mind" -- Osceola as settler-colonial icon -- Bloodhounds, abolitionists and freedom fighters -- Epilogue |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-279) and index |
| Beschreibung: | xii, 289 pages illustrations, maps, portraits 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 1421424819 1-4214-2481-9 9781421424811 978-1-4214-2481-1 |