Children's Nonfiction Social Activists
Tecumseh: Speech at Vincennes
- Publisher
- Crabtree Publishing Company
- Initial publish date
- Jan 2019
- Category
- Social Activists
- Recommended Age
- 11
- Recommended Grade
- 6
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780778752424
- Publish Date
- Jan 2019
- List Price
- $29.36
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780778752561
- Publish Date
- Jan 2019
- List Price
- $10.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781427121851
- Publish Date
- Jan 2019
- List Price
- $29.36
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Description
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 analysis of text highlights Tecumseh's skill in persuasive writing.
About the author
Rebecca Sjonger is the author of twenty-five non-fiction books for children and young adults, including Life in the Far North and The Life Cylce of a Bat, as well as other "Resource Links of the Year" selections. She lives in Huntsville, Ontario.
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