Archive for April, 2013

Tecumseh Quotes

Truer words were never spoken: “Live your life that the fear of death can never enter your heart. Trouble no one about their religion; respect others in their view, and demand that they respect yours. Love your life, perfect your life, beautify all things in your life. Seek to make your life long and its [...]

President Madison

James Madison, Jr. Height: 5′ 4″ (The shortest ever U.S. President) March 16, 1751 – June 28, 1836 James Madison is hailed as the “Father of the Constitution” for being instrumental in the drafting of the United States Constitution, as well as the key champion and author of the United States Bill of Rights. The [...]

Tecumseh’s Nemesis, Harrison!

Indiana Governor William Henry Harrison William Henry Harrison Height: 5′ 8″ February 9, 1773 – April 4, 1841 A clever politician and fearsome frontier General, Harrison moved to Vincennes, the capital of the newly established Indiana Territory, on January 10, 1801. While in Vincennes, Harrison built a plantation style home he named Grouseland for its [...]

Tenskwatawa has arrived!

Tenskwatawa Height: Shorter than Tecumseh His father died before he was born resulting in his mother leaving the family shortly after. The small, weak and shy, Lalawethika grew up without the guidance of his parents. Young Lalawethika was then dependent on his siblings to teach him the Shawnee ways. He was not close to his [...]

Tecumseh bio is up!

Tecumseh Height: Unknown By the time Tecumseh was a man he had fought in many battles against Americans, losing both his father and older brother through frontier warfare. He was an accomplished warrior of the Kispokotho War Clan of the Shawnee Tribe, who did not believe in the wanton slaughter of innocents. Tecumseh was an [...]