Gratis Bücher Tecumseh: A Life, by John Sugden
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Tecumseh: A Life, by John Sugden
Gratis Bücher Tecumseh: A Life, by John Sugden
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Of Indian chief Tecumseh, U.S. president William Henry Harrison said, "If it were not for the vicinity of the United States, he would, perhaps, be the founder of an empire that would rival in glory that of Mexico or Peru." As it was, however, he was born just more than a decade shy of the discovery of the New World, and came of age in an era of violence and cultural decay in which Indian tribes across the continent expended all their energy to repulse the Europeans who were commandeering their land. By the end of the century, Tecumseh, a member of the Shawnee tribe, was an accomplished warrior; after losing his father and two older brothers to battle, he assumed the role of war chief. There seemed to be only two courses of action that might preserve his tribe: assimilation or war. After watching other tribes fail in their bids to mimic European society, the charismatic Tecumseh, aided by his brother (known as "the Prophet"), attempted a short-lived but inspired strategy of organizing a pan-Indian alliance to put down the European encroachers. It was while fighting alongside the British in the War of 1812 that Tecumseh was killed. His body was never found. Richard Johnson, the man who claimed to have taken the great chief down, went on to become Martin Van Buren's vice president. With Tecumseh, biographer John Sugden expands the scope of his earlier book Tecumseh's Last Stand, which focused exclusively on the chief's final, fatal battle. In both books Sugden displays intimate knowledge of his subject; Tecumseh, however, takes a much more in-depth look at this complex man, his life, and the times that shaped him, and thus should appeal to American-history buffs as well as anyone interested in a carefully crafted biography of a fascinating character.
Synopsis
A biography of the Shawnee leader describes his vision to unite North America tribes into one Indian nation capable of forcing back the encroaching white settlers.
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Produktinformation
Gebundene Ausgabe: 492 Seiten
Verlag: Henry Holt & Company Inc (1. Mai 1998)
Sprache: Englisch
ISBN-10: 0805041389
ISBN-13: 978-0805041385
Größe und/oder Gewicht:
16,5 x 4,1 x 24,3 cm
Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung:
4.0 von 5 Sternen
3 Kundenrezensionen
Amazon Bestseller-Rang:
Nr. 2.010.805 in Fremdsprachige Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Fremdsprachige Bücher)
My knowledge of Tecumseh has been limited to what I have seen in a school filmstrip/tape. This book is well researched and gives a thorough description of Tecumseh's efforts to unite the various Indian tribes in an effort to keep their land from the advancing whites. The Battle of Tippicanoe against Wm. Henry Harrison is covered as is The War of 1812 in which Tecumseh allied himself with the British to advance the Indians' cause in stemming the tide against the United States. The entire book seems to be one battle after another, and I guess that's the way it was for the Indians in a futile effort to keep their land. Tecumseh's brother, The Prophet, is also covered and they appear to be two complete opposites. Tecumseh is eventually killed in battle in Ontario during The War of 1812, but he certainly has to get an "A" for effort in trying to unite the Indian tribes in their common cause of keeping their land. Their is a lot of information in the book, and at times, it gets somewhat long. However, the fact that I gave the book 4 stars instead of 5 is not the fault of the book. It would be because my background on the subject was nill when I started.
Allan W. Eckert und John Sugden haben Bücher über das Leben Tecumsehs geschrieben, dieses vielleicht größten indianischen Kriegers im Kampf gegen die ins Land stürmende Flut weißer Siedler und Soldaten. Sugden geht sehr wissenschaftlich an seine biografische Arbeit heran, die Fülle des Stoffes erfordert eine gewisse Zähigkeit vom Leser. Gleichzeitig bleibt Sugden bei beweisbaren Fakten und scheut davor zurück, fehlende Zwischenstücke congenial zu ergänzen oder gar athmosphärisches einzuflechten, so dass seine Beschreibung des Lebens des großen Shawnee-Häuptlings manchmal etwas blutleere bleibt. Dennoch ist das Buch absolut lesenswert, äußerst kenntnisreich geschrieben und vermittelt eine Fülle von Fakten über seinen Helden. Ich bin vielleicht eher der emotionale Typ des Lesers: Mir hat Eckerts "A Sorrow In My Heart" besser gefallen.- es läßt den Menschen vor der historischen Figur plastischer werden.
Sugden's book is well-written and well-organized, but suffers occasionally from a surfeit of information. It is not essential to the story or truth of the great chief's life that Sugden account for his whereabouts every waking day, as he sometimes seems to be attempting. More burdensome is his citing of sources to support his claims. This record is essential in terms of scholarship, however, and paints a portrait of a heroic figure well worth reading.
I still can understand why we as Red Sticks we found the prophet's words and especially Tecumseh someone and a creed to base our failing hopes on. My ancestors lived and died for the Red Stick cause...Sugden lays out in mostly unvarnished detail both the man, Tecumseh, the times and conditions that brought his extraordinary abilities to the forefront. I did however find it unfortunate that Sugden did not lay the blame where it belonged squarely on the door step of the United States and broken treaties.Overall a good book.
Good read of an amazing figure not given enough attention in US history. Had he been one of the colonists, we would probably have spent a solid month in school leaning about him right along side Jefferson and Jackson and Hamilton.
Very informative about how the American and British took advantage of the red mans good nature.
I got this for my boyfriend and he loves it!
“Tecumseh, A Life†by John Sugden This a grand treatise on one of the most important yet enigmatic figures in our history. It is very well researched and written, highly readable and immensely interesting. In sleuthing to find the “real†Tecumseh, the author necessarily uncovers and illuminates innumerable other important characters in Tecumseh’s incredibly wide orbit. In the process, he also gives the reader an unusually candid and thorough look at the societies and events surrounding Tecumseh – a view that brings the contemporary non-celebrities and their lives amid the strife of the late 1700s into the reader’s realm of understanding. This book is well worth the read if only for that. But really is a lot more as evidenced by the fact that the author successfully reaches the point that Tecumseh wasn’t merely a “Noble Savage†or an “Indian Heroâ€. He was by all measure an American Hero whose legacy and example belongs to all of us.
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