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The gods of Prophetstown : the Battle of Tippecanoe and the holy war for the American frontier / Adam Jortner.

by Jortner, Adam Joseph.

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Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2012.

Tenskwatawa, Shawnee Prophet.

Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841.

Tippecanoe, Battle of, Ind., 1811.

Shawnee Indians -- Biography.

Governors -- Indiana -- Biography.

Indians of North America -- Wars -- 1750-1815.

War -- Religious aspects -- History -- 19th century.

Frontier and pioneer life -- United States.

Indiana -- History -- 19th century.

United States -- Territorial expansion.

9780199765294 (alk. paper)

0199765294 (alk. paper)

x, 310 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm

Prologue: The eclipse -- Thrown away -- Master of life -- Primogeniture -- Defeat -- The careerist -- Grouseland -- Prophecy -- Witchcraft -- Conspiracies -- Greenville -- The nation of Prophetstown -- The bargain -- The gathering -- Fiasco -- "A war of extirpation" -- Epilogue: The funeral.

In 1806, a Shawnee known as Lalawauthika proclaimed himself Tenskwatawa ("The Open Door"), a spiritual leader in direct contact with the Master of Life. In the five years before the battle of Tippecanoe, Tenskwatawa used his spiritual leadership to forge a political pseudo-state, together with his twin brother Tecumseh. William Henry Harrison, meanwhile, built a power base in Indiana, rigging elections and maneuvering for higher position. Jortner places the religious dimension of the struggle at the fore, recreating the spiritual landscapes trod by each side. The climactic battle, he writes, was as much a clash of gods as of men. --publisher's description.

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