A Brutal Reckoning: Andrew Jackson, the Creek Indians, and the Epic War for the American South

A Brutal Reckoning: Andrew Jackson, the Creek Indians, and the Epic War for the American South

From acclaimed historian Peter Cozzens, the pivotal struggle between the Creek Indians and an insatiable United States for control over the Deep South.

The Creek War was one of the most tragic episodes…

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