The Black Hawk War of 1832
The Black Hawk War of 1832

Author: Patrick J. Jung

Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press

Published: 2008-08-01

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 9780806139944

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In 1832, facing white expansion, the Sauk warrior Black Hawk attempted to forge a pan-Indian alliance to preserve the homelands of the confederated Sauk and Fox tribes on the eastern bank of the Mississippi. Here, Patrick J. Jung re-examines the causes, course, and consequences of the ensuing war with the United States, a conflict that decimated Black Hawk's band. Correcting mistakes that plagued previous histories, and drawing on recent ethnohistorical interpretations, Jung shows that the outcome can be understood only by discussing the complexity of intertribal rivalry, military ineptitude, and racial dynamics.

Black Hawk
Black Hawk

Author: Kerry A. Trask

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2007-01-09

Total Pages: 392

ISBN-13: 9780805082623

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A retelling of the Black Hawk War that brings into focus the forces struggling for control over the American frontier. Until 1822, the Sauk Nation occupied one of North America's largest and most prosperous Indian settlements, the envy of white Americans who had already begun to encroach upon the rich Indian land. When the inevitable conflicts turned violent, the Sauks were forced into exile, banished forever from the east side of the Mississippi River. Black Hawk and his followers rose up in the spring of 1832 and defiantly crossed the Mississippi from Iowa to Illinois to reclaim their ancestral home. Though the war lasted only three months, no other violent encounter between white America and native peoples embodies so clearly the essence of the Republic's inner conflict between its belief in freedom and human rights and its insatiable appetite for new territory.--From publisher description.

Uncommon Defense
Uncommon Defense

Author: John W. Hall

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Published: 2009-09-30

Total Pages: 392

ISBN-13: 9780674035188

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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 ceded to American settlers, the U.S. Army turned to rival tribes for military support. In order to grasp Indian motives, Hall explores their alliances in earlier wars with colonial powers and in intertribal conflicts.

Native Memoirs from the War of 1812
Native Memoirs from the War of 1812

Author: Carl Benn

Publisher: JHU Press

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 223

ISBN-13: 1421412187

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Rare firsthand accounts from Native Americans who fought in the War of 1812. Native peoples played major roles in the War of 1812 as allies of both the United States and Great Britain, but few wrote about their conflict experiences. Two famously wrote down their stories: Black Hawk, the British-allied chief of the still-independent Sauks from the upper Mississippi, and American soldier William Apess, a Christian convert from the Pequots who lived on a reservation in Connecticut. Carl Benn explores the wartime passages of their autobiographies, in which they detail their decisions to take up arms, their experiences in the fighting, their broader lives within the context of native-newcomer relations, and their views on such critical issues as aboriginal independence. Scholars, students, and general readers interested in indigenous and military history in the early American republic will appreciate these important memoirs, along with Benn's helpful introductions and annotations.

Black Hawk
Black Hawk

Author: Black Hawk (Sauk chief)

Publisher: University of Illinois Press

Published: 1964

Total Pages: 202

ISBN-13: 9780252723254

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Sauk Indian chief Black Hawk tells his life story from his childhood to fighting the Black Hawk War and finally living in peace with the white man.

Autobiography Of Ma-Ka-Tai-Me-She-Kia-Kiak Or Black Hawk Embracing The Traditions Of His Nation, Various Wars In Which He Has Been Engaged, And His Account Of The Cause And General History Of The Black Hawk War Of 1832
Autobiography Of Ma-Ka-Tai-Me-She-Kia-Kiak Or Black Hawk Embracing The Traditions Of His Nation, Various Wars In Which He Has Been Engaged, And His Account Of The Cause And General History Of The Black Hawk War Of 1832

Author: Black Hawk

Publisher: Browne Press

Published: 2008-06

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 1409784827

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