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Item specifics
- Condition
- Good
- Seller Notes
- MPN
- Illustrated
- Brand
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Style
- ABIS_BOOK
- Binding
- paperback
- Pages
- 464
- Subject Keyword
- the american indian wars; american indian wars; american h..
- Unspsc Code
- 55101500
- Target Audience
- General/trade
- Item Type Keyword
- book
- Number Of Items
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publication Date
- 2018-05-15T00:00:01Z
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- Item Name
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- Street Date
- 2018-05-15T00:00:01Z
- Product Site Launch Date
- 2017-09-26T18:43:19.319Z
- Color
- Black
- ISBN
- 9780374537845
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
ISBN-10
0374537844
ISBN-13
9780374537845
eBay Product ID (ePID)
239680189
Product Key Features
Book Title
Autumn of the Black Snake : George Washington, Mad Anthony Wayne, and the Invasion That Opened the West
Number of Pages
464 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2018
Topic
United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), Military / United States
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.5 in
Item Weight
13.8 Oz
Item Length
8.3 in
Item Width
5.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Synopsis
The forgotten story of how the U.S. Army was created to fight a crucial Indian war When the Revolutionary War ended in 1783, the newly independent United States savored its victory and hoped for a great future. And yet the republic soon found itself losing an escalating military conflict on its borderlands. In 1791, years of skirmishes, raids, and quagmire climaxed in the grisly defeat of American militiamen by a brilliantly organized confederation of Shawnee, Miami, and Delaware Indians. With nearly one thousand U.S. casualties, this was the worst defeat the nation would ever suffer at native hands. Americans were shocked, perhaps none more so than their commander in chief, George Washington, who saw in the debacle an urgent lesson: the United States needed an army. Autumn of the Black Snake tells the overlooked story of how Washington achieved his aim. In evocative and absorbing prose, William Hogeland conjures up the woodland battles and the hardball politics that formed the Legion of the United States, our first true standing army. His memorable portraits of leaders on both sides--from the daring war chiefs Blue Jacket and Little Turtle to the doomed commander Richard Butler and a steely, even ruthless Washington--drive a tale of horrific violence, brilliant strategizing, stupendous blunders, and valorous deeds. This sweeping account, at once exciting and dark, builds to a crescendo as Washington and Alexander Hamilton, at enormous risk, outmaneuver Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and other skeptics of standing armies--and Washington appoints the seemingly disreputable Anthony Wayne, known as Mad Anthony, to lead the legion. Wayne marches into the forests of the Old Northwest, where the very Indians he is charged with defeating will bestow on him, with grudging admiration, a new name: the Black Snake. Autumn of the Black Snake is a dramatic work of military and political history, told in a colorful, sometimes startling blow-by-blow narrative. It is also an original interpretation of how greed, honor, political beliefs, and vivid personalities converged on the killing fields of the Ohio valley, where the United States Army would win its first victory, and in so doing destroy the coalition of Indians who came closer than any, before or since, to halting the nation's westward expansion., William Hogeland's Autumn of the Black Snake presents forgotten story of how the U.S. Army was created to fight a crucial Indian war. When the Revolutionary War ended in 1783, the newly independent United States savored its victory and hoped for a great future. And yet the republic soon found itself losing an escalating military conflict on its borderlands. In 1791, years of skirmishes, raids, and quagmire climaxed in the grisly defeat of American militiamen by a brilliantly organized confederation of Shawnee, Miami, and Delaware Indians. With nearly one thousand U.S. casualties, this was the worst defeat the nation would ever suffer at native hands. Americans were shocked, perhaps none more so than their commander in chief, George Washington, who saw in the debacle an urgent lesson: the United States needed an army. Autumn of the Black Snake tells the overlooked story of how Washington achieved his aim. In evocative and absorbing prose, William Hogeland conjures up the woodland battles and the hardball politics that formed the Legion of the United States, our first true standing army. His memorable portraits of leaders on both sides--from the daring war chiefs Blue Jacket and Little Turtle to the doomed commander Richard Butler and a steely, even ruthless Washington--drive a tale of horrific violence, brilliant strategizing, stupendous blunders, and valorous deeds. This sweeping account, at once exciting and dark, builds to a crescendo as Washington and Alexander Hamilton, at enormous risk, outmaneuver Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and other skeptics of standing armies--and Washington appoints the seemingly disreputable Anthony Wayne, known as Mad Anthony, to lead the legion. Wayne marches into the forests of the Old Northwest, where the very Indians he is charged with defeating will bestow on him, with grudging admiration, a new name: the Black Snake. Autumn of the Black Snake is a dramatic work of military and political history, told in a colorful, sometimes startling blow-by-blow narrative. It is also an original interpretation of how greed, honor, political beliefs, and vivid personalities converged on the killing fields of the Ohio valley, where the United States Army would win its first victory, and in so doing destroy the coalition of Indians who came closer than any, before or since, to halting the nation's westward expansion.
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- c***s (77)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseExcellent packaging with bubble wrap completely covering purchase. Fast shipping with a personalized note "Hope you love it." Although image on listing doesn't show item, it is accurate in that it is brand new! My wife was very happy to receive the twilight collector edition DVD which comes with flower! Highly recommend seller.The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part One (DVD) (#176783657420)
- n***l (124)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseShipped pretty quickly and packaged safely. Great quality! Pages look nice and is practically new! Was bubble wrapped and in a plastic mailer to keep it dry. Very happy with my purchase. Good value. I can't wait to start reading. Blah blah blah you know the deal for some reason ebay won't let me post this unless it's 500 characters and that's insane I got my point across in one sentence but I know feedback is important for small businesses.Creating a Life Together: Tools to Grow Ecovillages + Intentional Communities (#176822844102)
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