An account of the rivalry between future president William Henry Harrison and the Shawnee chief Tecumseh--and of the Native American alliance that fought westward expansion.
A well-organized, vivid text ... [Stark's] capable summary of the War of 1812 in the West enriches frontier history while his insightful epilogue ties the past to the lives of present-day Native Americans.
Intriguing ... Vivid biographical detail and astute analysis of how Harrison and Tecumseh’s competing visions for the future fueled the conflict make this is an informative chapter in the history of the American frontier.
Stark’s prose is occasionally overwrought, especially when he’s enthusiastically building battlefield set pieces ... Still, his book provides a solid bookend to Peter Cozzens’ somewhat better Tecumseh and the Prophet.
