" After a meeting with William Henry Harrison, one of Tecumseh's greatest adversaries, Tecumseh traveled to the south to meet with Indian leaders. Overall, he had little success in his talks with the southern tribes of Choctaws and Chickasaws. During Tecumseh's travels to the south, Harrison took advantage of his absence and decided to attack Prophetstown, the town where most of Tecumseh's followers lived. In the ensuing battle, The Battle of Tippecanoe, the Prophet led the Indians in a major defeat. This was a major blow to the Indian movement and many of the followers blamed the Prophet. Soon after the battle, a lot of them returned to their homes. .
After securing provisions from the British in Canada, Tecumseh set out to Indiana and Illinois where he assured the tribesmen of the British provisions and that in the Spring there would be war with the Long Knives. There were a few small battles leading up to the Battle of Thames, but the Battle of Thames is the more important one because this is where Tecumseh was mortally wounded. Like his father and brother before him, Tecumseh died fighting the Long Knives. The Indian movement died with Tecumseh. .
Following the chapter of the death of Tecumseh, Edmunds gives his opinion of Tecumseh and even discredits other books about the Shawnee by pointing out inaccuracies. "Making friends with the white men had never been easy." This quote by R. David Edmunds sums up the main theme of Tecumseh and the Quest for Indian Leadership. Throughout the 225 pages, Edmunds chronicles the life of Tecumseh, as he ascends to the rank of a Shawnee war chief. He and his people struggle with white men over the rights to land long inhabited by the Indians. I thought Edmunds opened the book quite well with a brief history of the Shawnees. It helped put things in perspective for the events that unfold throughout the rest of the book. Edmunds also makes his first reference to the "Long Knives" in the first chapter.
TECUMSEH I hardly know the story of the great warrior and fighter Tecumseh. ... Tecumseh" name means two different things. ... Tecumseh simply wanted to stop the encroachment of the white man into Indian lands. ... Tecumseh vowed to keep Ohio and the land of America, but in the end he lost the battle. ... I am privileged to have read about Tecumseh and the Shawnees. ...
All that was happening was influencing Tecumseh, a Shawnee Indian. ... Tecumseh protested to Governor William Henry Harrison but was unsuccessful. ... During Tecumseh's travels to the south, Harrison took advantage of his absence and decided to attack Prophet's Town, the town where most of Tecumseh's followers lived. ... As a general, Tecumseh led 2,000 warriors into battle. ... Consequently, the Indian movement died with Tecumseh. ...
Even though Tecumseh was a very captivating and persuasive speaker he still could not unite all the tribes. ... "There failure to act in unity, Tecumseh knew, would soon prove to be disastrous." ... Nash, 2000) Tecumseh and his warriors joined forces with the British to fight the Colonists. ... While Tecumseh was gone on a recruiting trip in the south his friend General Brock was killed in an attack. ... When Tecumseh heard that Proctor was brutally killing and scalping American captives he was outraged. ...
Tecumseh was born in March of 1768. ... When his father did not come home, Tecumseh went out in search of him. ... Tecumseh fell in love Rebecca and soon asked her to marry him. ... Tecumseh's childhood greatly influenced how he acted as an adult. ... Tecumseh's Confederation would've succeeded if it were not for the overwhelming problems experienced by Tecumseh. ...
PROPHET AND TECUMSEH It is believed that Tecumseh was born in 1768 in central Ohio. ... To help this vision become a reality Prophet looked to his brother, Tecumseh. (Edmunds) Tecumseh was a very powerful speaker and a well-respected warrior. ... Tecumseh considered himself an Indian first and a Shawnee second. ... I feel the natural leader of the two is Tecumseh. ...
In "The Thin Red Line-, David Edmunds discusses the Shawnee resistance led by Tecumseh, and his brother, the Prophet. ... The main thesis is, Americans only remember Tecumseh, but not his brother. Not only do Americans remember Tecumseh, they embellish him. ... His holy missions inspired resistance, but Tecumseh, the military leader, is remembered. ... They understand Tecumseh whereas they are totally lost on who The Prophet was and what he was doing. ...
The book Tecumseh and the Quest for Indian Leadership written by R. ... At this point, Edmunds begins telling the story of Tecumseh. Tecumseh's mother was Creek, and his father was Shawnee. ... This is when Tecumseh's oldest sister became a mother figure to her younger brothers and sisters but out of them all Tecumseh was her favorite. ... Edmunds also addresses the myths that exist about Tecumseh. ...
Part 3: Folk Art Tecumseh's mother has been working on the same quilt for years. ... It seems as though Tecumseh's mother has sewn herself into the quilt. Tecumseh wraps himself into it for comfort whenever he feels he needs to be closer to his mother. ... Tecumseh's father tries to cash in by selling wooden coyotes. ... But as Tecumseh's father put it: "Everybody's going crazy over traditional Indian stuff. ...
