Tecumseh & Brock: The War of 1812

First printing. Softcover volume, measuring approximately 5.5" x 8.5", displays light shelfwear. Binding is sound. Previous owner's name appears at top of half title page. Interior is otherwise clean and bright. Illustrated with double-page map. 355 pages.
""Tecumseh and Brock" is a powerful and compelling new work on the War of 1812, from bestselling author, historian, political scientist, and scholar James Laxer. At the dawn of the nineteenth century, the British Empire is engaged in a titanic war with Napoleonic France for global supremacy. The American Republic is quickly expanding its territory along the western frontier, while native peoples struggle to protect their lands from the relentless wave of new settlers. James Laxer offers a fresh and compelling view of this decisive war, by bringing to life two major contests: the native peoples' Endless War to establish nationhood and sovereignty on their traditional territories and the American campaign to settle its grievances with Britain through the conquest of Canada. At the heart of this story is the unlikely friendship and political alliance of Tecumseh, the Shawnee chief and charismatic leader of the native confederacy, and Major General Isaac Brock, defender and protector of the British Crown. Together, these two towering figures secured what would become the nation of Canada. Vividly rendered and passionately depicted, Tecumseh and Brock is a highly engaging, impeccably researched, and powerful work of history."