Tecumseh

by Richard Rudnicki and James Laxer

Book Overview

Two hundred years after his death, the Shawnee chief Tecumseh is still considered one of the greatest leaders of North America's First Peoples. This pictorial biography tells the story of his remarkable life, culminating in the events of the War of 1812.

Tecumseh (meaning shooting star in Shawnee) was named after the meteor that auspiciously streaked across the sky on the night he was born. He lived during turbulent times, when the thirteen...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1554981239
• ISBN13: 9781554981236
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: Groundwood Books
• Length: 56 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.4" x 10.6"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7