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A brutal reckoning : Andrew Jackson, the Creek Indians, and the epic war for the American South / Peter Cozzens.

Author/creator Cozzens, Peter, 1957- author.
Format Book and Print
EditionFirst edition.
Publication Info New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2023.
Descriptionxxii, 434 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subject(s)
Portion of title Andrew Jackson, the Creek Indians, and the epic war for the American South
Contents From the ashes of the Entrada -- A rope of sand -- Between three fires -- The sweets of civilization -- The hungry years -- Rise of the Red Sticks -- Civil war -- Stark mad -- Terror in the Tensaw -- The emergency of Old Hickory -- Invasion of the Tennesseans -- The Red Sticks resilient -- All we lack is powder and lead -- Tennesseans to the rear -- Jackson courts disaster -- A slow, laborious slaughter -- An elusive peace -- Betrayal at Fort Jackson -- A scalp for a scalp -- Shades of genocide.
Abstract "From acclaimed historian Peter Cozzens, the pivotal struggle between the Creek Indians and an insatiable United States for control over the Deep South"-- Provided by publisher.
Abstract The Creek War was one of the most tragic episodes in American history. What began as a vicious internal conflict among the Creek Indians lead to the Creek War of 1813-1814; shattered Native American control of the Deep South; and led to the infamous Trail of Tears. The war also gave Andrew Jackson his first combat leadership row, and set him on the path to the White House. Cozzens shows how the conflict set the stage for the American Civil War, and had a significant impact on the fate of America. -- adapted from jacket
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 401-417) and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Cozzens, Peter, 1957- Brutal reckoning. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2023 9780525659464
Genre/formBiographies.
Genre/formHistory.
LCCN 2022020367
ISBN9780525659457 (hardcover)
ISBN0525659455
ISBN9780593082706 (paperback)
ISBN0593082702
ISBN(ebook)

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