Chapter Ten

The Story Matters . . .

Shawnee leader Tecumseh grows up in what the Americans call the Northwest Territory. He fights to slow the advance of white settlers across the Appalachian Mountains. Tecumseh scoffs at the demands that his people give up their ancient homelands. "Sell a country!" he says. "Why not sell the air, the clouds and the great sea, as well as the earth?"

Tecumseh knows it will take the strength of many to stop the Americans. He hopes to build a great alliance of all the Native American groups in the region. Will he succeed in his plan?