Project Gutenberg 2005-04-08 Public domain in the USA. 272 Drake, Benjamin 1794 1841 Life of Tecumseh, and of His Brother the Prophet With a Historical Sketch of the Shawanoe Indians E-text prepared by Wallace McLean, Leonard Johnson, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Life of Tecumseh, and of His Brother the Prophet" by Benjamin Drake is a historical account written in the early 19th century. The book focuses on the lives of Tecumseh and his brother, the Prophet, significant leaders among the Shawanoe Indians, examining their efforts to unite Native American tribes against encroaching white settlers. Alongside the biography, it offers a sketch of the Shawanoe tribe's history and influential figures, providing context to the challenges faced by Native Americans during this turbulent period. The opening of this work establishes the author's intention to document the lives of Tecumseh and the Prophet, detailing their early backgrounds, familial connections, and the sociopolitical landscape surrounding them. Drake mentions the collection of materials over many years and the various sources he consulted, which highlights the depth of research involved. He introduces the notion that the lives of these brothers, particularly their attempts to forge unity and resist displacement, will be explored in detail, setting the stage for a narrative that intertwines personal biography with broader historical themes surrounding indigenous resistance and adaptation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 58.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Tecumseh, Shawnee chief, 1768-1813 Tenskwatawa, Shawnee Prophet Shawnee Indians -- Kings and rulers -- Biography Shawnee Indians -- Biography E011 Text Native America Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Category: Biographies Category: History - American 613104 2025-06-06T14:14:40.195029 text/html 613979 2020-12-14T09:53:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 200577 2020-12-14T09:53:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 282336 2025-06-06T14:14:49.651916 application/epub+zip 289809 2025-06-06T14:14:43.708948 application/epub+zip 279810 2025-06-06T14:14:42.302970 application/epub+zip 545463 2025-06-06T14:14:54.732869 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 495451 2025-06-06T14:14:48.696914 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 482894 2022-09-07T22:34:34.795963 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 522071 2025-06-06T14:14:39.521948 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 521860 2020-12-14T09:53:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 185287 2020-12-14T09:53:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 521867 2020-12-14T09:53:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 185292 2020-12-14T09:53:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21607 2025-06-06T14:14:54.880879 application/rdf+xml 15019 2025-06-06T14:14:42.869972 image/jpeg 3504 2025-06-06T14:14:42.583946 image/jpeg 274675 2025-06-06T14:14:40.242019 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia