Autumn of the Black Snake : the creation of the U.S. Army and the invasion that opened the West /
An account of how the U.S. Army was created to fight a crucial Native American war. Describes how George Washington and other early leaders organized the Legion of the United States under General "Mad" Anthony Wayne in response to a 1791 militia defeat in the Ohio River Valley.
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Farrar, Straus and Giroux,
[2017]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Prologue : the ruins of an old French fort
- Part I. Sinclair's retreat
- The death of General Butler
- The turnip field
- Drive them out
- An inquiry into the causes of the unfortunate late defeat
- Part II. War dancing
- Standing armies
- Metropotamia
- Mad Anthony
- The peaceful intentions of the United States
- Legion Ville
- Part III. The Blacksnake march
- Recovery
- Fallen Timbers
- Black granite.