Gateway to Empire (5)

by Allan W. Eckert
Category: "U.S. History - Cultural"
Pages:691
Year of Publication:1984
Date Added:04/11/2015
Date Read:09/16/2020
Notes:History of the rise of Tecumseh and his plan to unite all the Indians tribes, the events leading up to the Fort Dearborn massacre, and the life of trader John Kinzie and others who were connected to him somehow. Included some history of William Henry Harrison, the Shawnee Indians, the Battles of Big Timber, Tippecanoe, and surrender of Detroit during the War of 1812 by the cowardly General Hull.
My Rating: 6

Reviews for Gateway to Empire (5)

Review - Gateway to Empire

The history of the Chicago region and the Dearborn massacre were interesting, but Eckert sure took his time getting there—relating every single fact he was able to drag up about Tecumseh and his family and Kinzie and his family. The book could have been half as long and still covered the same ground.

Reviewed by Roger on 2020-09-16 15:47:57

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