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Tecumseh : a biography

Author: Amy H Sturgis
Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2008.
Series: Greenwood biographies.
Edition/Format:   Book : Biography : EnglishView all editions and formats
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A comprehensive biography of famous Shawnee leader, Tecumseh, who spent much of his life trying to rally together Native American tribes in defense of their own homeland, which ultimately led to his death during the War of 1812.
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Genre/Form: Biography
Additional Physical Format: Online version:
Sturgis, Amy H., 1971-
Tecumseh.
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2008
(OCoLC)639843399
Named Person: Tecumseh, Shawnee Chief
Material Type: Biography, Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Amy H Sturgis
ISBN: 9780313341779 031334177X
OCLC Number: 183266226
Description: xviii, 136 p., [6] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents: Tecumseh's world --
Coming of age --
From follower to leader --
The rise of the prophet --
Tecumseh's message --
The end of prophetstown --
The storm of war --
The Battle of the Thames --
Tecumseh in memory and popular culture.
Series Title: Greenwood biographies.
Responsibility: Amy H. Sturgis.
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"Designed specifically for high school and public libraries, this comprehensive biography series provides an excellent resource for learning about important people in our world. Sturgis offers a

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