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04178aam a2200409 i 4500 001 8B653962156E11E9B78FB44697128E48 003 SILO 005 20190111010012 008 170519s2017 mtu b 001 0deng 010 $a 2017004162 020 $a 1591521882 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) 020 $a 9781591521884 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) 035 $a (OCoLC)987909549 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d BTCTA $d YDX $d OCLCO $d OCLCQ $d OCLCA $d OCLCF $d IWP $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- $a n-us--- 100 1 $a Peterson, Larry Len. 245 10 $a American trinity : $b Jefferson, Custer and the spirit of the West / $c Larry Len Peterson. 264 1 $a Helena, Montana : $b Sweetgrass Books, $c 2017. 300 $a xxviii, 697 pages ; $c 24 cm 520 2 $a "Author and cultural historian Larry Len Peterson details the collision of European and Native American civilizations and the bloody aftermath that doomed a once-thriving people. Wide-ranging and brimming with fresh in- sights, American Trinity focuses on how the West was shaped by three implacable forces: Christian imperialism, Thomas Jefferson's Doctrine of Discovery, and George Armstrong Custer's hubris. As Peterson says, 'History is important. When there is no knowledge of the past, there cannot be a vision of the future'"--Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 647-678) and index. 505 0 $a Part I. The searchers : finding each other -- Out of Africa : origins -- When the West belonged to God : discovering the New World before Columbus -- Lost souls in revelry : collision of races -- Create humanity and conquer nature : the British invasion -- American exodus : survival on the plains -- The blind healing the blind : white medicine men -- Weapons of mass destruction : infectious disease -- Part II. The mystery : clash of spirits -- The world is not enough : cultural literacy for religion -- The spirit of the West : Native American religion and its chroniclers -- Smoking to the spirit of the buffalo : Plains Indian ceremonies and rituals -- The language of God : Indian myths, legends, and its chroniclers -- The way : historical Christianity through the Dark Ages -- The faith of our fathers : religion in America -- Part III. Thomas Jefferson : winning the West -- A revolution : the Enlightenment, scientific revolution, and the romantic movement -- All men are created equal : Thomas Jefferson and his legacy -- Father of the American West : Thomas Jefferson and the Corps of Discovery -- Father of the removal policy : Thomas Jefferson and the Doctrine of Discovery -- Manifest Destiny : if God is for us, then who could ever stop us? -- Cleansing the West : religion, guns, and romance -- The descent of man : scientific racism -- Survival of the fittest : Charles Darwin explains evolution -- Part IV. The golden rule, or the golden-ruled? : Custer : the son of the American West -- The better angels of our nature : Custer and the fight to make the Union whole -- A legend unleashed : Custer revealed -- American idols : Grant and Custer after the Civil War -- Son of the American West : Custer, O Fallen Star -- The children of Manifest Destiny and shifting shadows : education to kill the Indian -- Lamentations of the fall : genocide, ethnic cleansing, and post traumatic stress disorder. 600 10 $a Jefferson, Thomas, $d 1743-1826 $x Political and social views. 600 10 $a Jefferson, Thomas, $d 1743-1826 $x Relations with Indians. 600 10 $a Custer, George A. $q (George Armstrong), $d 1839-1876 $x Political and social views. 600 10 $a Custer, George A. $q (George Armstrong), $d 1839-1876 $x Relations with Indians. 650 0 $a Indians of North America $z West (U.S.) $x History. 650 0 $a Indians, Treatment of $z West (U.S.) $x History. 650 0 $a Manifest Destiny. 650 0 $a Imperialism $x History. $x Christianity $x History. 651 0 $a West (U.S.) $x Discovery and exploration. 941 $a 3 952 $l SZPC124 $d 20210901011107.0 952 $l LAPH975 $d 20200529014001.0 952 $l AXPF626 $d 20190618013247.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=8B653962156E11E9B78FB44697128E48 994 $a C0 $b IWPInitiate Another SILO Locator Search