Re-Collecting Black Hawk: Landscape, Memory, and Power in the American Midwest
(Part of the Culture, Politics, and the Built Environment Series)
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The name Black Hawk permeates the built environment in the upper Midwestern United States. It has been appropriated for everything from fitness clubs to used car dealerships. Makataimeshekiakiak, the Sauk Indian war leader whose name loosely translates to "Black Hawk," surrendered in 1832 after hundreds of his fellow tribal members were slaughtered at the Bad Axe Massacre. Re-Collecting Black Hawk examines the phenomena of this appropriation...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0822944375
ISBN13:9780822944379
Release Date:May 2015
Publisher:University of Pittsburgh Press
Length:294 Pages
Weight:2.00 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 7.2" x 10.2"
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