The gods of prophetstown the battle of tippecanoe and the holy war for the american frontierby adam jortner new york oxford university press 2012 x 310 pp 2795. This item the gods of prophetstown the battle of tippecanoe and the holy war for the american frontier by adam jortner hardcover 2576 only 14 left in stock order soon ships from and sold by amazoncom. The gods of prophetstown the battle of tippecanoe and the holy war for the american frontier by adam jortner it began with an eclipse in 1806 the shawnee leader tenskwatawa the open door declared himself to be in direct contact with the master of life and. It began with an eclipse in 1806 the shawnee leader tenskwatawa the open door declared himself to be in direct contact with the master of life and therefore the supreme religious authority for all native americans those who disbelieved him he warned would see darkness come over the sun william henry harrison governor of the indiana territory and future american president . Recounts the conflict between tenskwatawa a shawnee indian spiritual leader and william henry harrison indiana governor and future us president which led to the 1811 battle of tippecanoe