Tecumseh

: For other uses of the name, see Tecumseh (disambiguation).

Miscellaneous

Tributes

In June 1930, a bronze replica of the figurehead of ship-of-the-line USS Delaware was presented by the Class of 1891 to the United States Naval Academy. This bust, one of the most famous relics on the campus, has been widely identified as Tecumseh. However, when it adorned the American man-of-war, it commemorated not Tecumseh but Tamanend, the revered Delaware chief who welcomed William Penn to America when he arrived in Delaware country on 2 October 1682.

Related Topics:
1930 - USS ''Delaware'' - 1891 - United States Naval Academy - Tamanend - William Penn - 2 October - 1682

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Despite his defeat, Tecumseh is honoured in Canada as a tragic hero who was a brilliant war chief who, along with Brock, saved Canada from US invasion when all seemed hopeless, but could not save his own people. Among the tributes is his placing in The Greatest Canadian list where Tecumseh is ranked #37, the only full blood Native American so honoured.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Namings

• Cities and Towns
• Tecumseh, Kansas
• Tecumseh, Michigan
• Tecumseh, Nebraska
• Tecumseh, Oklahoma
• Tecumseh, Ontario
• People
• The Union US Civil War general William Tecumseh Sherman, like Tecumseh also born in Ohio, was named "Tecumseh Sherman" at birth, but his foster parents insisted on adding a "Christian" first name.
• Ships and Military Units
• US ballistic missile submarine USS Tecumseh (SSBN-628)
• Calgary-based Canadian Naval Reserve Unit HMCS Tecumseh.
• Companies
• Tecumseh Products, a manufacturer of small gasoline engines and transmissions.
• Public Institutions
• Tecumseh Branch of the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana
• Numerous schools in the US and Canada
• A Royal Navy gunboat was built in 1814 and named HMS Tecumseth. It was laid up after the end of the War of 1812 and sank in Penetanguishene Harbour. A replica based on the original design is in Penetanguishene, Ontario.

Tecumseh in fiction

One of the main characters in Orson Scott Card's alternate history fantasy series of novels The Tales of Alvin Maker is based on Tecumseh, where he is called Ta-Kumsaw (especially the second book in the series, Red Prophet).

Related Topics:
Orson Scott Card - Alternate history - Fantasy - Novel - The Tales of Alvin Maker - Red Prophet

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

The Frontiersmen: A Narrative (1967) and A Sorrow in Our Heart: The Life of Tecumseh (1992) by Allan W. Eckert are also interesting, influential, and well-researched books that feature Tecumseh as a main character. Although Eckert's books are characterised as historical non-fiction, academic historians tend to treat them as fictional works.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Tecumseh!, written by Allan W. Eckert, is an outdoor drama located just outside of Chillicothe, Ohio. The drama highlights Tecumseh's struggle against early settlers in the Ohio River valley. More than two million people have seen Tecumseh! in Sugarloaf Amphitheatre since 1973. More information can be found at Tecumsehdrama.com

Related Topics:
Allan W. Eckert - Chillicothe, Ohio

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

The famous Tecumseh anthology by Fritz Steuben is a fictional work, but it is known for the good source research the author did. It consists of 8 books which cover Tecumsehs whole life, from his youth Tecumseh - The Flying Arrow (1930) to his death Tecumseh - Tecumsehs Death (1951).

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~