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I fantasmi di Horseshoe Bend

I fantasmi di Horseshoe Bend

Justin Weiss

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KS OmniScriptum Publishing
Año de edición:
2026
Materia
Historia
ISBN:
9786630095371
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In questo studio approfondito, lo storico Justin Weiss esplora l’evoluzione dell’eredità bicentenaria della battaglia di Horseshoe Bend. Il conflitto, che vide contrapposte le forze statunitensi al comando del generale Andrew Jackson e una fazione militante della Confederazione dei Creek, nota come Redsticks, rappresenta la singola perdita di vite umane più sconvolgente negli annali delle guerre con i nativi americani. Oggi, tuttavia, la battaglia rimane un evento in gran parte oscuro e spesso sconosciuto. Persa nei dettagli oscuri della guerra del 1812 e cancellata dalla narrazione epica dell’espansione nazionale, l’odierna Horseshoe Bend si pone in netto contrasto con la celebre e ben nota vittoria del passato. Quello che un tempo era stato glorificato come una pietra miliare della mascolinità americana, salutato come un punto di svolta dai sostenitori del Destino Manifesto e ritenuto degno di essere preservato come parco nazionale dal governo federale, oggi si presenta come un massacro a sangue freddo, evitato dai libri di scuola e ignorato dai professori. Questa ricerca esplora ciò che accadde dopo che il fumo si diradò alla Battaglia di Horseshoe Bend. È una storia sulla costruzione della storia, sul potere del passato e sulla malleabilità della mentalità americana.

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