“In this excellent, enjoyable work, Cave explores how a series of connected religious movements led by dynamic prophets swept through Indian groups in eastern North America between 1744 and 1835. . . . Cave’s book will be useful to students of religion as well as Native American history.” - Choice “A superb text to introduce undergraduates to the activities and beliefs of some of Native North America’s most important spiritual figures….[Alfred Cave’s] careful study of the rise of the ‘Great Spirit’ as a source of spiritual comfort among eastern woodlands prophets, enhances our understanding of prophetic leadership. . . . Prophets of the Great Spirit is the best of its kind.” - Mark A. Nicholas, Journal of Military History “[Prophets of the Great Spirit] does a find job of describing prophet-led movements among the Delaware, Shawnee, Muskogee, Seneca, and Kickapoo peoples. . . . Cave’s book arrives at an opportune time and provides a useful synthesis.” - Joel W. Martin, Journal of American History “Prophets of the Great Spirit provides a useful overview of a rich and varied historiography. . . . For readers and students interested in the broader history of eastern North America, Cave illustrates important themes in the ongoing struggle of First Peoples to resist the United States’ expansion westward.” - James Taylor Carson, Michigan Historical Review “At multiple points in Prophets, Cave demonstrates his historiographical acumen. . . . Cave’s treatments, though, of Tenskwatawa and Tecumseh’s efforts is perhaps the book’s most informative historiographical contribution. . . . Cave’s is an admirable text. It is well researched and finely written. To be sure, then, Prophets of the Great Spirit is a highly serviceable and commendable introduction for any student of Native American revitalization movements, Native American history and regions, and early American history.” - Brendan Q. Swagerty, Journal of Religion<
