Uncommon Defense: Indian Allies in the Black Hawk War 9780674053953
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Uncommon Defense
Uncommon Defense Indian Allies in the Black Hawk War
John W. Hall
H a r va r d U n i v e r s i t y P r e s s Cambridge, Massachusetts, and London, England 2009
Copyright © 2009 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College all r ights r eserv ed Printed in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hall, John W., 1972– Uncommon defense : Indian allies in the Black Hawk War / John W. Hall.—1st ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-674-03518-8 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Black Hawk War, 1832. 2. Black Hawk, Sauk chief, 1767–1838. 3. Indians of North America—Government relations—1789–1869. I. Title. E83.83.H335 2009 973.5′6—dc22 2009016110
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Contents
Introduction
1
1. Roots of Conflict
13
2. A New Onontio
35
3. A Mounting Storm
70
4. Crisis on the Upper Mississippi
98
5. Everything to Lose
120
6. Warpath
145
7. Final Blows
180
8. Losing the Peace
206
9. An Indian War
237
Epilogue
257
Notes Acknowledgments Index
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