Tecumseh: A LifeIf Sitting Bull is the most famous Indian, Tecumseh is the most revered. He does not stand for one tribe or nation, but for all Native Americans. He remains the ultimate symbol of endeavor and courage. Over thirty years in the writing, this is the first authoritative biography of the principal organizer and driving force of Native American confederacy. For anyone studying the early years of the Republic or Native American history, it is essential reading. |
Contents
The Shooting Star | 3 |
The Panther and the Turtle | 13 |
An Ohio Childhood | 24 |
Rites of Passage | 39 |
The Raiders of Lookout Mountain | 53 |
An Honor to Die in Battle | 69 |
Warrior of the Confederacy | 79 |
Chief | 94 |
War Across the Detroit | 279 |
The Moon of Plums | 294 |
24 | 310 |
Fighting Groundhogs | 324 |
An Adequate Sacrifice to Indian Opinion | 340 |
Father We See You Are Drawing Back | 355 |
Our Lives Are in the Hands of the Great Spirit | 368 |
EPILOGUE | 381 |
THE PROPHET | 111 |
10 | 127 |
vii | 155 |
13 | 166 |
A Treaty Too Far | 179 |
THE FEDERALIST | 191 |
The Moses of the Family | 193 |
Tecumsehs Diplomacy | 203 |
l7 An Uncommon Genius | 215 |
Storm on the Wabash | 226 |
Red Sticks and Earthquakes | 237 |
Rebuilding the Union | 252 |
Last Days of Peace | 264 |
ALLY OF THE REDCOATS | 277 |
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