Tecumseh

Amy H. Sturgis is Assistant Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies at Belmont University. She earned her Ph.D. in Intellectual History at Vanderbilt University. She has authored or edited seven books and written numerous chapters and articles in both Native American and science fiction/fantasy studies, including The Trail of Tears and Indian Removal (Greenwood 2006), Presidents from Hayes through McKinley, 1877-1901 (Greenwood 2003), and Presidents from Washington through Monroe, 1789-1825 (Greenwood 2001).

• Series ForewordAcknowledgmentsIntroductionTimeline: Events in the Life of TecumsehChapter 1: Tecumsehs WorldChapter 2: Coming of AgeChapter 3: From Follower to LeaderChapter 4: The Rise of the ProphetChapter 5: Tecumsehs MessageChapter 6: The End of ProphetstownChapter 7: The Storm of WarChapter 8: The Battle of the ThamesChapter 9: Tecumseh in Memory and Popular CultureSelect BibliographyIndex

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 well-written biography of Tecumseh, the intelligent and powerful (both physically and politically) Shawnee chief, born in 1768 in the Ohio Valley.