Tecumseh and Brock
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.60 (843 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1770893288 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 360 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-03-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Laxer has written a superb narrative of the causes, course and legacy of the war of 1812."Winnipeg Free Press"Tecumseh & Brock is comprehensive but not burdensome, a banquet of facts that can be enjoyed along with being instructive. Laxer proves Canadian history doesn’t have to be dull, particularly when told through the lives of people who lived it."Toronto Star"Laxer displays an authoritative and sympathetic grasp of Native history…Tecumseh and Brock promises a valuable alternative to the notion that history is invariably written by the victors."—National Post
At the heart of this story is the unlikely friendship and political alliance of Tecumseh, the Shawnee chief and charismatic leader of the native confederacy, and Major General Isaac Brock, defender and protector of the British Crown. Vividly rendered and passionately depicted, Tecumseh and Brock is a highly engaging, impeccably researched, and powerful work of history.. A powerful and compelling new work on the War of 1812, now available in paperbackAt the dawn of the 19th century, the British Empire is engaged in a titanic war with Napoleonic France for global supremacy. The American Republic is quickly expanding its territory along the western frontier, while native peoples struggle to protect their lands from the relentless wave of new settlers. James Laxer offers a fresh and compelling view of this decisive war by bringing to life two major contests: the native peoples’ Endless War to establish nationhood and sovereignty on their traditional territories and the American campaign to settle its grievances with Britain through the conquest of Canada
"Some of the facts were suspect" according to talksforaliving. I found the book quite good until towards the end when it stated that the British attacked Washington as retaliation for the burning of York (Toronto) and Newark (Niagara-on-the- Lake). Sorry but that was not true. It was retaliation for the burning of Pt. Dover to Long Point. Toronto only had government building burned down and Newark's burning was retaliated by the British (Candian) burning of the US side from Fort Niagara to Buffalo.Also, it stated that around 80 or so died on each side during the ba. "Lack of scope" according to Dianne and Ken Duncan. After reading Tecumseh:A Life by John Sugden an excellent biography of a great Canadian leader who was instrumental, for the last time, uniting the First Nation Peoples of North America. I found the book by James Laxter disappointing because is didn't seem to go deep enough into the relationship between Tecumseh and Brock as the Sugden book did. It had it's interesting parts but it seemed to me the two men are portrayed as hardly knowing each other. Sugden goes into detail how England and in particular . Excellent History of time before the 1812 war. Bob I enjoyed learning about circumstances that occurred leading up to the 1812 war. I highly recommend reading this book.Bob