Research Catalog

Title

Tecumseh's bones / Guy St-Denis.

Author

St-Denis, Guy, 1960-

Publication

Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2005.

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Details

Description

xviii, 286 p. : ill., map; 24 cm.

Summary

"After the Battle of Thames in October 1813, the great Shawnee chief Tecumseh lay dead, his body mutilated beyond recognition. Part detective story, part historical inquiry, Tecumseh's Bones explores the fate of the famed chief's remains, putting to rest many legends about his death and advancing a new theory regarding his final resting place. In doing so it recounts the countless attempts to locate his grave and raise a monument in his honour." "The first substantial book on the subject based primarily on Canadian material and packed with vivid descriptions of regional life in the nineteenth century, Tecumseh's Bones examines changing attitudes towards Native North Americans, sheds light on their relations with early European settlers, and highlights the role of women in shaping the folklore traditions associated with the Shawnee chief."--Jacket.

Series Statement

McGill-Queen's native and northern series ; 47

Uniform Title

McGill-Queen's native and northern series 47.

Subject

• Tecumseh, 1768?-1813 > Death and burial
• 1813
• 1812-1815
• Thames, Battle of the, Ont., 1813
• Thames, Battle of the, Ont., 1813

Genre/Form

History

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

1. Shaping the mystery -- 2. A patriotic fiasco -- 3. Racists and revisionists -- 4. Confusing the issue -- 5. Beyond the exhumation -- 6. Charlatans, by and large -- 7. Ambitious warriors -- 8. A monument or two.

ISBN

0773528431 :

OCLC

• 57003045
• SCSB-11737615

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library