Download or read book Red Eagle and the Wars with the Creek Indians of Alabama written by George Cary Eggleston and published by . This book was released on 1878 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: William "Red Eagle" Weatherford was a Creek (Muscogee) Native American who led the Creek War offensive against the United States. Like many of the high-ranking members of the Creek nation, he was a mixture of Scottish and Creek Indian. His "war name" was Hopnicafutsahia, or "Truth Teller," and was commonly referred to as Lamochattee, or "Red Eagle," by other Creeks. During the Creek Civil War, in February 1813, Weatherford reportedly made a strange prophecy that called for the extermination of English settlers on lands formerly held by Native Americans. He used his "vision" to gather support from various Native American tribes.

Download or read book Red Eagle and the Wars With the Creek Indians of Alabama written by George Cary Eggleston and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-18 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The following book is a biography and portrait of the life of William Weatherford, also known after his death as Red Eagle. He was a Creek chief of the Upper Creek towns who led many of the Red Sticks actions in the Creek War against Lower Creek towns and against allied forces of the United States. One of many mixed-race descendants of Southeast Indians who intermarried with European traders and later colonial settlers, William Weatherford was of mixed Creek, French, and Scots ancestry. He was raised as a Creek in the matrilineal nation and achieved his power in it, through his mother's prominent Wind Clan. After the war, he rebuilt his wealth as a slaveholding planter in lower Monroe County, Alabama.

Download or read book Searching for Red Eagle written by and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Portrays William Weatherford, who rejected his Scots and French ancestry and embraced his Creek heritage, describes his fight against white encroachment in Georgia, and reflects on his spiritual influence.

Download or read book Red Eagle and the Wars with the Creek Indians written by George Cary Eggleston and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Red Eagle Island written by Kenneth Payson Kempton and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Plight of Red Eagle written by James L. Estes and published by . This book was released on 2013-05-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: William Weatherford, also called Red Eagle, joins the battle to defend Creek Indian territory, modern day Alabama, from the American military.

Download or read book Oh Promised Land written by James H. Street and published by eNet Press. This book was released on 2014-05-22 with total page 694 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1795 the rugged and dangerous Mississippi Territory is open for exploration and settlement by the rare few who have the courage and determination to survive. When pioneers Sam'l Dabney and his sister, Honoria, lose their parents in a Creek attack and must leave Georgia to begin new lives, they head for French-held Louisiana in order to find "Lock Poka", which in Choktaw means "here we rest" or "promised land". Sam Dabney is a man of rare strength and size and resolute spirit — a larger-than-life hero who rises by his boldness and acumen from being "ol' man Dabney's brat" to a man of consequence in the settling, trading, and armed protection of the land. Sam, his sister Honoria, his wife Donna, and his Choktaw companion, Tishomingo, form the core of this panoramic saga — Sam is an opportunist and is quick to take risks in order to establish himself and support his family; Donna, devoted but delicate, finds her life threatened by fever, but helps Sam guard a dangerous secret; Honoria, beautiful, unscrupulous and greedy, makes money her only standard; and Tishmingo works to develop an English alphabet for the Cherokee language and fulfills a debt of hatred. The story also teems with historical characters, Indians, renegades, politicians, pioneers, slaves and richly portrayed incidental figures as well as facts about French, Spanish, British and American interests that enhance or impede progress on every page. Oh Promised Land is the first book in a five novel saga of the unforgettable Dabney family. A robust and entertaining picture of a period (1795-1817) meticulously researched and convincingly portrayed.

Download or read book Holy Destruction written by G. Peter Chriske and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2024-06-04 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following the American Revolution, British influence waned with the Creek Indian Nation opening the door for American settlers to poach Creek lands. Treaties were signed, establishing formal relations between the United States and the Creek Nation, setting boundaries, and guaranteeing Creek sovereignty. Despite the treaties, American encroachment continued to erode the Creek nation, eventually setting Creeks allied with the United States against Red Stick Creeks in a bloody civil war. The Red Sticks fought to return their nation back to their traditional ways. But the time was long past for that. These circumstances form the backdrop of this story. Two men, with two visions, became locked in the violent and bloody battle for the frontier, only to find themselves fighting each other and destroying themselves.

Download or read book Blood Eagle written by John Broughton and published by Next Chapter. This book was released on 2022-01-15 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Vikings are poised to return to Sceapig, ready to raid and pillage the small island. Best friends Deormund and Faruin, born and raised on Sceapig, are rebuilding their lives with one goal: how to retake the island for the Saxons. After meeting the young Aetheling Alfred, the two young men are rewarded with status and power by King Alfred, and become his chief advisers as the Vikings threaten to overwhelm all England. Risking his life to expand Wessex into one perfect Saxon kingdom, Alfred is only too aware of the horrific fate of King Aella of Northumbria, who met his end by the Viking torture method known as the blood eagle. Can the three succeed in their plans, and what price will they have to pay to realize their dreams?

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Download or read book The Half blood written by William J. Scheick and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 1979 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The guarantee of free speech enshrined in the U.S. Bill of Rights draws upon two millennia of Western thought about the value and necessity of free inquiry. Acclaimed legal scholar George Anastaplo traces the philosophical development of the idea of free inquiry from PlatoÕs Apology to Socrates to John MiltonÕs Areopagitica. He describes how these seminal texts and others by such diverse thinkers as St. Paul, Thomas More, and John Stuart Mill influenced the formation and the earliest applications of the First Amendment. Anastaplo also focuses on the critical free speech implications of a dozen Supreme Court cases and shows how First Amendment interpretations have evolved in response to modern events. Reflections on Freedom of Speech and the First Amendment grounds its vision of AmericaÕs most basic freedoms in the intellectual traditions of Western political philosophy, providing crucial insight into the legal challenges of the future through the lens of the past.

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Download or read book Viking The Norse Warrior s Unofficial Manual written by John Haywood and published by Thames & Hudson. This book was released on 2013-06-01 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Combines the latest research and discoveries with a humorous eye to take us inside the Viking world So you want to be a Viking? Vikings are the lords of the northern seas. Fame, glory, and wealth await those who brave storms and enemy spears to plunder far and wide in foreign lands. Who wouldn’t like to come home laden with silver, earning a reputation that will live on long after lesser men have been forgotten? This book tells you everything you need to know to become a successful Viking warrior in the tenth century. How to join a Viking war band What to look for in a good Viking leader How to behave at a feast How to choose the right weapons and armor How to plunder a monastery and ransom a monk How to navigate at sea

Download or read book The Teutonic Way Religion written by Kveldulf Gundarsson and published by The Three Little Sisters. This book was released on 2023-05-16 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Expanding on Teutonic magic, the book continues the pathway to understanding the heathen religion and faith. Teutonic Religion has been updated with new charts, tables, and diagrams.

Download or read book The Vikings Classic Histories Series written by Magnus Magnusson and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2016-10-06 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Vikings hold a particular place in the history of the West, both symbolically and in the significant impact they had on Northern Europe. Magnus Magnusson's indispensable study of this great period presents a rounded and fascinating picture of a people who, in modern eyes, would seem to embody striking contradictions. They were undoubtedly pillagers, raiders and terrifying warriors, but they were also great pioneers, artists and traders - a dynamic people, whose skill and daring in their exploration of the world has left an indelible impression a thousand years on.