Research Catalog

Title

Tecumseh and the quest for Indian leadership / R. David Edmunds.

Author

Edmunds, R. David (Russell David), 1939-

Publication

New York : Pearson Longman, c2007.

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Details

Description

x, 229 p. : ill., maps; 21 cm.

Summary

In this biography, David Edmunds examines the life of legendary Shawnee leader Tecumesh and his pivotal role in defending the Native American way of life. Since his death as an avowed warrior at the Battle of the Thames in 1813, the details of Tecumseh's life have passed into the realm of legend, myth and drama. In this new edition with a fresh preface, David Edmunds considers the man who acted as a diplomat, a charismatic strategist who attempted to smooth cultural divisions between tribes and collectively oppose the seizure of their land. Tecumseh and the Quest for Indian Leadership makes clear the tense cultural environment of the period through exploring this important figure.

Series Statement

The library of American biography

Uniform Title

Library of American biography (New York, N.Y.)

Subjects

• Biographies
• Indians of North America > Wars > 1812-1815
• Indians of North America > Wars > Northwest, Old
• Shawnee Indians > Kings and rulers > Biography
• Tecumseh, Shawnee Chief, 1768-1813

Genre/Form

Biographies

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 214-222) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Shawnees -- Learning the warrior's path -- Culture under siege -- Red Messiah -- "Moses of the Family" -- To Tippecanoe -- Red ascendancy -- Death on the Thames -- Tecumseh in retrospect -- Study and discussion questions -- Note on the sources -- Index.

ISBN

0321043715 (alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2006015436

OCLC

• 68786756
• SCSB-11484918

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library