TY  - BOOK
AU  - Sjonger,Rebecca
TI  - Tecumseh: speech at Vincennes 
T2  - Deconstructing Powerful Speeches
SN  - 9781427121851
AV  - E99 .T438 2019
PY  - 2019///
CY  - St. Catharines, Ontario, New York, New York
PB  - Crabtree Publishing
KW  - Indians
KW  - Kings and rulers
KW  - Juvenile literature
KW  - Shawnee Indians
KW  - Land tenure
KW  - Speeches, addresses, etc., Indian
KW  - Oratory
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - 2; Persuasive primary sources --; Powerful words --; Exploring points of view --; Influences then and now; 2; b
N2  - "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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ER  -