Save The Creek Nation : Alexander Mcgillivray And George Washington: The Place Where The First Battle Of The Creek Indian War Took Place (Paperback)

<p>Would you like to find a way into the lost world and forgotten art of Native American herbalism without getting caught in misinformation and sensationalistic claims?</p> <p>In a lively narrative, award-winning reporter Jean Lufkin Bouler tells the little-known story of the heroic efforts of Alexander McGillivray and George Washington to save the Creek Indian Nation. At a time when white settlers invaded Creek country and war seemed imminent, Washington convinced McGillivray, Creek chief and perhaps the most powerful American Indian leader of the day, to negotiate a peaceful solution.<br>Both men faced uncertainty. McGillivray had been on the losing side of the Revolutionary War, backing the British. He confronted the destruction of his people and their way of life. Washington's challenge was to make the new nation a political reality. He sought a just national policy toward the Indians and made their rights a top priority, in large part at the urging of his trusted advisor, Henry Knox. Knox became Washington's moral conscience on the treatment of the Creeks. McGillivray was the cornerstone of their efforts.</p><p></p>