Tecumseh & Brock: the War of 1812
Ouvrages documentaires canadiens, Auteurs canadiens (documentaires), Histoire, Canada (histoire)
Audio avec voix humaine, Braille avec transcription humaine
Résumé
At the turn of the nineteenth century, the British Empire is at the height of its ascendancy; Napoleonic France is struggling to maintain its position as a world power; the incumbent American empire is quickly expanding its territory, while the… Native peoples struggle to establish their own confederacy. Laxer focusses on the Native struggle for nationhood and sovereignty; the battle between the British Empire and the United States over Upper and Lower Canada; and the unlikely friendship and political alliance between Shawnee chieftain Tecumseh and Major-General Sir Isaac Brock. 2012.