Title:
Autumn of the Black Snake : the creation of the U.S. Army and the invasion that opened the West / William Hogeland.
Author:
Hogeland, William, author.
Publication Information:
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2017.
Call Number:
E83.794 .H64 2017
Abstract:
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. --Publisher
Edition:
First edition.
ISBN:
9780374107345
Physical Description:
447 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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.
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