| The Shawnee Contributor(s): Clark, Jerry E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0813191807 ISBN-13: 9780813191805 Publisher: University Press of Kentucky OUR PRICE: $14.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2007 Annotation: Many Indian tribes claimed Kentucky as hunting territory in the eighteenth century, though for the most part they had their villages elsewhere. For the Shawnee, whose homeland was in the Ohio and Cumberland valleys, Kentucky was an essential source of game and the skins and furs for trade. When Daniel Boone explored Kentucky in 1769, a band of Shawnee warned him they would not tolerate the presence of whites there. Until 1794 and the Battle of the Fallen Timber, settlers were to remember the warning. The bitter struggle between whites and Shawnee for possession of Kentucky left its mark in the legends of the state. |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | Native American - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies |
| Dewey: 973.049 |
| Physical Information: 0.36" H x 6.62" W x 8.38" (0.36 lbs) 120 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Kentucky - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Chronological Period - 18th Century |
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| Publisher Description: Many Indian tribes claimed Kentucky as hunting territory in the eighteenth century, though for the most part their villages were built elsewhere. For the Shawnee, whose homeland was in the Ohio and Cumberland valleys, Kentucky was an essential source of game, and the skins and furs were vital for trade. When Daniel Boone explored Kentucky in 1769, a band of Shawnee warned him they would not tolerate the presence of whites there. Settlers would remember the warning until 1794 and the Battle of Fallen Timbers. In The Shawnee, Jerry E. Clark eloquently recounts the story of the bitter struggle between white settlers and the Shawnee for possession of the region, a conflict that left its mark in the legends of Kentucky. |