Warrior and the Prophet: The Shawnee Brothers Who Defied a Nation

In the first biography of Tecumseh in over twenty years, Peter Cozzens argues that his overlooked younger brother Tenskwatawa, the Shawnee Prophet, was a crucial partner in Tecumseh's success. Tenskwatawa has been relegated to the shadows, but Cozzens argues that he unified multiple tribes with his deep understanding of Shawnee religion and culture. The Warrior and the Prophet tells the untold story of the Shawnee brothers who retaliated against colonial expansion and reveals how they were the last hope for Native Americans to preserve their ways of life.

\n Format: Hardback
\n Length: 560 pages
\n Publication date: 04 February 2021
\n Publisher: Atlantic Books
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A History Book of the Year in The Times, Cozzens is a master storyteller, weaving a wealth of intricate detail into gripping historical narratives. The Times calls it "marvellous... One of the best pieces of Native American history I have read." S.C. Gwynne, bestselling author of Empire of the Summer Moon, winner of the Western Writers of America Spur Award for Best Biography, praises it as such. Shawnee chief Tecumseh was destined for greatness, the son of a prominent war leader, born under a lucky shooting star. Charismatic, intelligent, handsome, he was both a fierce warrior and a savvy politician. In the first biography of Tecumseh in more than twenty years, Peter Cozzens thoroughly revises our understanding of this great leader and his movement, arguing that his overlooked younger brother Tenskwatawa, the Shawnee Prophet, was a crucial partner in Tecumseh's success. Until Tecumseh's death in 1813, he was, alongside Tenskwatawa, the co-architect of the greatest pan-Indian confederation in history. Over time, Tenskwatawa has been relegated to the shadows, described as a talentless charlatan and a drunk. But Cozzens argues that while Tecumseh was the forward-facing diplomat, appealing even to the white settlers attempting to steal Shawnee land, behind the scenes, Tenskwatawa unified multiple tribes with his deep understanding of Shawnee religion and culture. No other Native American leaders enjoyed such popularity, and none would ever pose a graver threat to colonial expansion than Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa. Bringing to life an often-overlooked episode in America's past, Cozzens paints in vivid detail the violent, lawless world of the Old Northwest, when settlers spilled over the Appalachians to bloody effect in their haste to exploit lands won from the French.

\n Weight: 1038g\n
Dimension: 168 x 241 x 55 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781838951498\n
Edition number: Main\n