{"product_id":"uncommon-defense-indian-allies-in-the-black-hawk-war","title":"Uncommon Defense: Indian Allies in the Black Hawk War","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the spring of 1832  when the Indian warrior Black Hawk and a thousand followers marched into Illinois to reoccupy lands earlier ceded to American settlers  the U.S. Army turned to rival tribes for military support. Elements of the Menominee  Dakota  Potawatomi  and Ho Chunk tribes willingly allied themselves with the United States government against their fellow Native Americans in an uncommon defense of their diverse interests. As the Black Hawk War came only two years after the passage of the Indian Removal Act and is widely viewed as a land grab by ravenous settlers  the military participation of these tribes seems bizarre. What explains this alliance?  In order to grasp Indian motives  John Hall explores their alliances in earlier wars with colonial powers as well as in intertribal antagonisms and conflicts. In the crisis of 1832  Indians acted as they had traditionally  leveraging their relationship with a powerful ally to strike tribal enemies  fulfill important male warrior expectations  and pursue political advantage and material gain. However  times had changed and  although the Indians achieved short-term objectives  they helped create conditions that permanently changed their world.  Providing a rare view of Indian attitudes and strategies in war and peace  Hall deepens our understanding of Native Americans and the complex roles they played in the nations history. More broadly  he demonstrates the risks and lessons of small wars that entail an uncommon defense by unlikely allies in pursuit of diverse  even conflicting  goals.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44966582255669,"sku":"ByrdShop_0674035186","price":32.03,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780674035188.jpg?v=1770569801","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/uncommon-defense-indian-allies-in-the-black-hawk-war","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}