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Indian Fighters Turned American Politicians - From Military Service to Public Office (Hardcover, New)
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Indian Fighters Turned American Politicians - From Military Service to Public Office (Hardcover, New)
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The words "Indian fighter" recall Custer. "Indian fighter
politician" brings to mind Andrew Jackson or William Henry
Harrison. Yet politicians who rose to prominence by exploiting
their participation in bloody campaigns against Native America were
much more common than most Americans realize. This book will bring
to light important facts and highlight controversial issues
regarding well-known figures from American history and folklore,
while situating the questionable actions of these politicians
within their historical and political times. While most people know
that Davy Crockett went to Congress and died at the Alamo, few
realize that his only previous combat experience was in one
conflict during the Creek War, which was more massacre than battle.
Daniel Boone was a hunter and frontiersman who waged war against
the Indians, but he was also a state legislator. Both Abe Lincoln
and Jeff Davis were involved in pre-Civil War battles against
Native Americans. How and why did the era of the Indian fighter
turned politician begin? Which party was the party of the Indian
fighters? Why did the era end just before the Civil War? Mitchell
explores this American political phenomenon and reveals how it
influenced politics in other nations around the world.
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