A Brutal Reckoning: Andrew Jackson, the Creek Indians, and the Epic War for the American South

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From acclaimed historian Peter Cozzens, the pivotal struggle between the Creek Indians and an insatiable United States for control over the Deep South.

The Creek War was one of the most tragic episodes in Indian history, leading to the greatest loss of Native American life on U.S. soil. What began as internal division between the Creek Indians metastasized like a cancer, weakening the tribes’ control, and allowing the government to forcefully remove Indians from their homes. The war also gave Andrew Jackson his first leadership role, and his newfound popularity after defeating the Creeks would set him on the path to the White House. In A Brutal Reckoning, Peter Cozzens vividly captures the young Jackson, describing a harsh military commander with unbridled ambition, a taste for cruelty, and a near perverse sense of honor and duty. Jackson never would have won the war without the help of Native American scouts who crossed over enemy lines, yet he denied their role and even insisted on their displacement, just as Jackson infamously did to the Cherokees many years later.

Spanning decades of conflict involving white Americans and Native Americans, but also the British and Spanish, the Creek War brought white settlers to Alabama, Mississippi, and western Georgia, setting the stage for the American Civil War yet to come. No other single Indian conflict had such significant impact on the fate of America—and A Brutal Reckoning is the definitive book on this forgotten chapter in our history.

Pages: 480

Format: Hardcover

ISBN: 0525659455

ISBN 13: 9780525659457

A Brutal Reckoning: Andrew Jackson, the Creek Indians, and the Epic War for the American South

Peter Cozzens

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A Brutal Reckoning: Andrew Jackson, the Creek Indians, and the Epic War for the American South

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A Brutal Reckoning: Andrew Jackson, the Creek Indians, and the Epic War for the American South

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