Tecumseh: Speech at Vincennes

By Rebecca Sjonger

Release : 2019-01-31

Genre : Biographies for Kids, Books, Kids, General Nonfiction for Kids

Kind : ebook

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A Shawnee warrior and chief, Tecumseh was widely admired as a skilled orator who wanted to unite Indigenous groups in the United States and Canada to prevent the loss of their territory and way of life. This thought-provoking book features his memorable speech in 1810 at Vincennes, to Indiana Governor Harrison to revoke a treaty that took Indigenous lands, and to Indigenous peoples to resist the takeover of their territories. Readers are introduced to the social and political circumstances of the time and an anlysis of text highlights Tecumseh's skill in persuasive writing.

Tecumseh: Speech at Vincennes

By Rebecca Sjonger

Release : 2019-01-31

Genre : Biographies for Kids, Books, Kids, General Nonfiction for Kids

Kind : ebook

(0 ratings)
A Shawnee warrior and chief, Tecumseh was widely admired as a skilled orator who wanted to unite Indigenous groups in the United States and Canada to prevent the loss of their territory and way of life. This thought-provoking book features his memorable speech in 1810 at Vincennes, to Indiana Governor Harrison to revoke a treaty that took Indigenous lands, and to Indigenous peoples to resist the takeover of their territories. Readers are introduced to the social and political circumstances of the time and an anlysis of text highlights Tecumseh's skill in persuasive writing.

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