Tecumseh: A Biography (Greenwood Biographies)

✍ Scribed by Amy H. Sturgis

• Publisher: Greenwood
• Year: 2008
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 162
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

One of the most important Native American leaders in history, the Shawnee leader Tecumseh protested land cession, and was a major catalyst of the Battle of Tippecanoe. He harnessed the tradition of American Indian pan-tribal unity to become the most important symbol of multi-national Native American identity and resistance in North America. This in-depth, accessible treatment explores the life of a key figure in Native American battle-lore who figures prominently in U.S. history curricula.Lively, narrative chapters explore the Shawnee culture, Tecumseh's childhood, the transformation of his brother, Tenskwatawa into The Prophet, his creation of a pan-tribal movement, the War of 1812, and his legacy in history and popular culture.

✦ Table of Contents

COVER......Page 1
COPYRIGHT......Page 5
CONTENTS......Page 8
SERIES FOREWORD......Page 10
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......Page 12
INTRODUCTION......Page 14
TIMELINE: EVENTS IN THE LIFE OF TECUMSEH......Page 18
1. TECUMSEH’S WORLD......Page 20
2. COMING OF AGE......Page 28
3. FROM FOLLOWER TO LEADER......Page 36
4. THE RISE OF THE PROPHET......Page 54
5. TECUMSEH’S MESSAGE......Page 70
6. THE END OF PROPHETSTOWN......Page 88
7. THE STORM OF WAR......Page 98
8. THE BATTLE OF THE THAMES......Page 122
9. TECUMSEH IN MEMORY AND POPULAR CULTURE......Page 142
BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 148
INDEX......Page 150
ABOUT THE AUTHOR......Page 156
PHOTO ESSAY......Page 158