Uncommon Defense: Indian Allies in the Black Hawk War

by John Hall and John W. Hall

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In the spring of 1832, when the Indian warrior Black Hawk and a thousand followers marched into Illinois to reoccupy lands earlier ceded to American settlers, the U.S. Army turned to rival tribes for military support. Elements of the Menominee, Dakota, Potawatomi, and Ho Chunk tribes willingly allied themselves with the United States government against their fellow Native Americans in an uncommon defense of their diverse interests. As the Black...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0674035186

ISBN13:9780674035188

Release Date:September 2009

Publisher:Harvard University Press

Length:384 Pages

Weight:1.28 lbs.

Dimensions:1.2" x 5.9" x 8.3"

Related Subjects

19th Century Americas History Military Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Native American Native American Studies Social Sciences Specific Demographics State & Local

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