Tecumseh And The Shawnee Prophet

Author : Peter Cozzens
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 577 pages
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Release : 2021-08-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780525434887

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"An insightful, unflinching portrayal of the remarkable siblings who came closer to altering the course of American history than any other Indian leaders."⁠ —H.W. Brands, author of The Zealot and the Emancipator The first biography of the great Shawnee leader to make clear that his misunderstood younger brother, Tenskwatawa, was an equal partner in the last great pan-Indian alliance against the United States. Until the Americans killed Tecumseh in 1813, he and his brother Tenskwatawa were the co-architects of the broadest pan-Indian confederation in United States history. In previous accounts of Tecumseh's life, Tenskwatawa has been dismissed as a talentless charlatan and a drunk. But award-winning historian Peter Cozzens now shows us that while Tecumseh was a brilliant diplomat and war leader--admired by the same white Americans he opposed--it was Tenskwatawa, called the "Shawnee Prophet," who created a vital doctrine of religious and cultural revitalization that unified the disparate tribes of the Old Northwest. Detailed research of Native American society and customs provides a window into a world often erased from history books and reveals how both men came to power in different but no less important ways. Cozzens brings us to the forefront of the chaos and violence that characterized the young American Republic, when settlers spilled across the Appalachians to bloody effect in their haste to exploit lands won from the British in the War of Independence, disregarding their rightful Indian owners. Tecumseh and the Prophet presents the untold story of the Shawnee brothers who retaliated against this threat--the two most significant siblings in Native American history, who, Cozzens helps us understand, should be writ large in the annals of America.

Author : Edward Eggleston,Elizabeth Eggleston Seelye
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1906
Category : Indians of North America
ISBN : UOM:39015071139664

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Tecumseh and the Shawnee Prophet by Edward Eggleston,Elizabeth Eggleston Seelye Pdf

Author : Edward Eggleston
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1878
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:590330485

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Tecumseh and the Shawnee prophet, by E. Eggleston and L.E. Seelye by Edward Eggleston Pdf

Author : R. David Edmunds
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1985-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0803267118

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The Shawnee Prophet by R. David Edmunds Pdf

Traces the life of Tenskwatawa, Tecumseh's brother and a leader of the Indian resistance movement in 1812

Author : Edward Eggleston,Elizabeth Eggleston Seelye
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1878
Category : Indians of North America
ISBN : UCAL:$B306026

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Tecumseh and the Shawnee Prophet by Edward Eggleston,Elizabeth Eggleston Seelye Pdf

Author : Benjamin Drake
Publisher : Wentworth Press
Page : 236 pages
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Release : 2019-02-25
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0469736518

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Life of Tecumseh, and His Brother the Prophet: With a Historical Sketch of the Shawanoe Indians by Benjamin Drake Pdf

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Author : Deceased Edward Eggleston
Publisher : Sagwan Press
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2015-08-22
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1296967441

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Tecumseh and the Shawnee Prophet, by E. Eggleston and L.E. Seelye by Deceased Edward Eggleston Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : John Sugden
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 720 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2013-07-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781466849044

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Tecumseh by John Sugden Pdf

If Sitting Bull is the most famous Indian, Tecumseh is the most revered. Although Tecumseh literature exceeds that devoted to any other Native American, this is the first reliable biography--thirty years in the making--of the shadowy figure who created a loose confederacy of diverse Indian tribes that exted from the Ohio territory northeast to New York, south into the Florida peninsula, westward to Nebraska, and north into Canada. A warrior as well as a diplomat, the great Shawnee chief was a man of passionate ambitions. Spurred by commitment and served by a formidable battery of personal qualities that made him the principal organizer and the driving force of confederacy, Tecumseh kept the embers of resistence alive against a federal government that talked cooperation but practiced genocide following the Revolutionary War. Tecumseh does not stand for one tribe or nation, but for all Native Americans. Despite his failed attempt at solidarity, he remains the ultimate symbol of eavor and courage, unity and fraternity.

Author : Benjamin Drake
Publisher : Cincinnati : E. Morgan
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1841
Category : Shawnee Indians
ISBN : NYPL:33433081690871

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Life of Tecumseh and of His Brother the Prophet by Benjamin Drake Pdf

Author : Peter Cozzens
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 577 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2020-10-27
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781524733261

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Tecumseh and the Prophet by Peter Cozzens Pdf

"An insightful, unflinching portrayal of the remarkable siblings who came closer to altering the course of American history than any other Indian leaders."⁠ —H.W. Brands, author of The Zealot and the Emancipator The first biography of the great Shawnee leader to make clear that his misunderstood younger brother, Tenskwatawa, was an equal partner in the last great pan-Indian alliance against the United States. Until the Americans killed Tecumseh in 1813, he and his brother Tenskwatawa were the co-architects of the broadest pan-Indian confederation in United States history. In previous accounts of Tecumseh's life, Tenskwatawa has been dismissed as a talentless charlatan and a drunk. But award-winning historian Peter Cozzens now shows us that while Tecumseh was a brilliant diplomat and war leader--admired by the same white Americans he opposed--it was Tenskwatawa, called the "Shawnee Prophet," who created a vital doctrine of religious and cultural revitalization that unified the disparate tribes of the Old Northwest. Detailed research of Native American society and customs provides a window into a world often erased from history books and reveals how both men came to power in different but no less important ways. Cozzens brings us to the forefront of the chaos and violence that characterized the young American Republic, when settlers spilled across the Appalachians to bloody effect in their haste to exploit lands won from the British in the War of Independence, disregarding their rightful Indian owners. Tecumseh and the Prophet presents the untold story of the Shawnee brothers who retaliated against this threat--the two most significant siblings in Native American history, who, Cozzens helps us understand, should be writ large in the annals of America.

Author : Edward Eggleston,Elizabeth Eggleston Seelye
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1880
Category : Indians of North America
ISBN : OCLC:35735213

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Tecumseh and the Shawnee Prophet by Edward Eggleston,Elizabeth Eggleston Seelye Pdf

Author : Alfred A. Cave
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780803215559

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Prophets of the Great Spirit by Alfred A. Cave Pdf

Prophets of the Great Spirit offers an in-depth look at the work of a diverse group of Native American visionaries who forged new, syncretic religious movements that provided their peoples with the ideological means to resist white domination. By blending ideas borrowed from Christianity with traditional beliefs, they transformed ?high? gods or a distant and aloof creator into a powerful, activist deity that came to be called the Great Spirit. These revitalization leaders sought to regain the favor of the Great Spirit through reforms within their societies and the inauguration of new ritual practices. Among the prophets included in this study are the Delaware Neolin, the Shawnee Tenkswatawa, the Creek ?Red Stick? prophets, the Seneca Handsome Lake, and the Kickapoo Kenekuk. Covering more than a century, from the early 1700s through the Kickapoo Indian removal of the Jacksonian Era, the prophets of the Great Spirit sometimes preached armed resistance but more often used nonviolent strategies to resist white cultural domination. Some prophets rejected virtually all aspects of Euro-American culture. Others sought to assure the survival of their culture through selective adaptation. Alfred A. Cave explains the conditions giving rise to the millenarian movements in detail and skillfully illuminates the key histories, personalities, and legacies of the movement. Weaving an array of sources into a compelling narrative, he captures the diversity of these prophets and their commitment to the common goal of Native American survival.

Author : Allan W. Eckert
Publisher : Domain
Page : 1090 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1993-02-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780553561746

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A Sorrow in Our Heart by Allan W. Eckert Pdf

A biography of the famous Shawnee describes Tecumseh's plan to amalgamate all North American tribes into one people, his role as statesman and military strategist, and his death in the Battle of Thames.

Author : Adam Jortner
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2011-12-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199909599

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The Gods of Prophetstown by Adam Jortner Pdf

It began with an eclipse. In 1806, the Shawnee leader Tenskwatawa ("The Open Door") declared himself to be in direct contact with the Master of Life, and therefore, the supreme religious authority for all Native Americans. Those who disbelieved him, he warned, "would see darkness come over the sun." William Henry Harrison, governor of the Indiana Territory and future American president, scoffed at Tenskwatawa. If he was truly a prophet, Harrison taunted, let him perform a miracle. And Tenskwatawa did just that, making the sun go dark at midday. In The Gods of Prophetstown, Adam Jortner provides a gripping account of the conflict between Tenskwatawa and Harrison, who finally collided in 1811 at a place called Tippecanoe. Though largely forgotten today, their rivalry determined the future of westward expansion and shaped the War of 1812. Jortner weaves together dual biographies of the opposing leaders. In the five years between the eclipse and the battle, Tenskwatawa used his spiritual leadership to forge a political pseudo-state with his brother Tecumseh. Harrison, meanwhile, built a power base in Indiana, rigging elections and maneuvering for higher position. Rejecting received wisdom, Jortner sees nothing as preordained-Native Americans were not inexorably falling toward dispossession and destruction. Deeply rooting his account in a generation of scholarship that has revolutionized Indian history, Jortner places the religious dimension of the struggle at the fore, recreating the spiritual landscapes trod by each side. The climactic battle, he writes, was as much a clash of gods as of men. Written with profound insight and narrative verve, The Gods of Prophetstown recaptures a forgotten turning point in American history in time for the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Tippecanoe.

Author : Peter Cozzens
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 577 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2021-08-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780525434887

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Tecumseh and the Prophet by Peter Cozzens Pdf

"An insightful, unflinching portrayal of the remarkable siblings who came closer to altering the course of American history than any other Indian leaders."⁠ —H.W. Brands, author of The Zealot and the Emancipator The first biography of the great Shawnee leader to make clear that his misunderstood younger brother, Tenskwatawa, was an equal partner in the last great pan-Indian alliance against the United States. Until the Americans killed Tecumseh in 1813, he and his brother Tenskwatawa were the co-architects of the broadest pan-Indian confederation in United States history. In previous accounts of Tecumseh's life, Tenskwatawa has been dismissed as a talentless charlatan and a drunk. But award-winning historian Peter Cozzens now shows us that while Tecumseh was a brilliant diplomat and war leader--admired by the same white Americans he opposed--it was Tenskwatawa, called the "Shawnee Prophet," who created a vital doctrine of religious and cultural revitalization that unified the disparate tribes of the Old Northwest. Detailed research of Native American society and customs provides a window into a world often erased from history books and reveals how both men came to power in different but no less important ways. Cozzens brings us to the forefront of the chaos and violence that characterized the young American Republic, when settlers spilled across the Appalachians to bloody effect in their haste to exploit lands won from the British in the War of Independence, disregarding their rightful Indian owners. Tecumseh and the Prophet presents the untold story of the Shawnee brothers who retaliated against this threat--the two most significant siblings in Native American history, who, Cozzens helps us understand, should be writ large in the annals of America.