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Life of Tecumseh and of His Brother The Prophet, With a Historical Sketch of the Shawanoe Indians

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Tecumseh was born about 1770 near Chillicothe, OH and he spent most of his life in that state. This book was written in 1841. Luckily the author remains objective throughout the book, simply reporting things that happened, so the book isn't biased in favor of the whites or the natives. It goes into great detail about fights between natives and whites, giving locations, persons names and exactly what happened in the fights. There's also lots of detail about battles in the War of 1812, during which Tecumseh died. There are frequent quotes of documents and letters, some of which are between federal officials in D.C. and Ohio Governor Harrison, who later became U.S. president. There's lots of info about meetings and treaties between natives and whites for the purpose of creating peaceful relations. Most of the book takes place between 1806 and 1812, and there is frequent mention of towns in Ohio which still exist- Chilicothe, Piqua, Xenia and many more.

The brother mentioned in the title was a self-proclaimed prophet who was a bit power-hungry and much less amicable toward the whites than Tecumseh. The book has a preface by the author, followed by a detailed history of the Shawanoe tribe to which Tecumseh belonged.