BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:SoDel X-WR-CALNAME:History Book Festival presents Peter Cozzens | Tecumseh and th e Prophet BEGIN:VEVENT UID:59352020-11-19 DTSTART:20201119T220000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20201119T050000Z LOCATION:111 Adams Avenue\nLewes DE 19958 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=111 Adams Avenue\nLewes DE 19958;X-APPLE-RADIUS=49;X-TITLE=111 Adams Avenue:geo:38.767533,-75.141688 GEO:38.767533;-75.141688 SUMMARY:History Book Festival presents Peter Cozzens | Tecumseh and the Pro phet CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:In collaboration with the History Book Festival\, join us to ta lk with\nPeter Cozzens\, author of Tecumseh and the Prophet: The Shawnee\n Brothers Who Defied a Nation\, one of the books featured at the 2020\nvirt ual History Book Festival. This biography of the great Shawnee\nleader Tec umseh is the first to make clear that his misunderstood\nyounger brother\, Tenskwatawa\, was an equal partner in the last great\npan-Indian alliance against the United States. Tenskwatawa has been\ndismissed as a talentles s charlatan and a drunk\, but historian Peter\nCozzen shows that while Tec umseh was a brilliant diplomat and war\nleader\, it was Tenskwatawa\, call ed the “Shawnee Prophet\,” who\ncreated a doctrine of religious and cu ltural revitalization that\nunified the disparate tribes of the Old Northw est.   Peter Cozzens is\nthe author or editor of sixteen acclaimed books on the American Civil\nWar and the Indian Wars of the American West\, and a member of the\nAdvisory Council of the Lincoln Prize\, awarded annually for the best\nnonfiction historical work on the American Civil War.   Bob Drury\nwill interview Cozzens. Drury is a three-time National Magazine Aw ard\nfinalist and a Pulitzer Prize nominee. He has authored\, co-authored or\nedited several books on historical topics\, including Valley Forge\,\n which was featured at the 2018 History Book Festival. We invite you to\nsu pport the author by purchasing a copy of their book from the\nFestival's o fficial bookseller\, Browseabout Books\, by clicking HERE.\nCall-in orders are accepted or you can stop by the store to purchase a\ncopy. For store hours\, please visit their website. You also may\npurchase a copy at bibli on in Lewes. Each copy purchased comes with a\nsigned archival bookplate. NOTE: this meeting is being conducted\nthrough Zoom. You MUST REGISTER to receive instructions for joining\nthe meeting. If you have need assistance with registration or getting\nyour Zoom invitation\, please email the His tory Book Festival. Basic\nwritten instructions for using Zoom may be foun d here and a brief\nvideo tutorial may be found here. Venue: Lewes Public Library. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:In collaboration with the History Book Festiva l\, join us to talk with Peter Cozzens\, author of Tecumseh and the Prophe t: The Shawnee Brothers Who Defied a Nation\, one of the books featured at the 2020 virtual History Book Festival. This biography of the great Shawn ee leader Tecumseh is the first to make clear that his misunderstood young er brother\, Tenskwatawa\, was an equal partner in the last great pan-Indi an alliance against the United States. Tenskwatawa has been dismissed as a talentless charlatan and a drunk\, but historian Peter Cozzen shows that while Tecumseh was a brilliant diplomat and war leader\, it was Tenskwataw a\, called the &ldquo\;Shawnee Prophet\,&rdquo\; who created a doctrine of religious and cultural revitalization that unified the disparate tribes o f the Old Northwest.  \; Peter Cozzens is the author or editor of sixt een acclaimed books on the American Civil War and the Indian Wars of the A merican West\, and a member of the Advisory Council of the Lincoln Prize\, awarded annually for the best nonfiction historical work on the American Civil War.  \; Bob Drury will interview Cozzens. Drury is a three-time National Magazine Award finalist and a Pulitzer Prize nominee. He has aut hored\, co-authored or edited several books on historical topics\, includi ng Valley Forge\, which was featured at the 2018 History Book Festival. We invite you to support the author by purchasing a copy of their book from the Festival'\;s official bookseller\, Browseabout Books\, by clicking HERE. Call-in orders are accepted or you can stop by the store to purchase a copy. For store hours\, please visit their website. You also may purcha se a copy at biblion in Lewes. Each copy purchased comes with a signed arc hival bookplate. NOTE: this meeting is being conducted through Zoom. You M UST REGISTER to receive instructions for joining the meeting. If you have need assistance with registration or getting your Zoom invitation\, please email the History Book Festival. Basic written instructions for using Zoo m may be found here and a brief video tutorial may be found here. Venue: L ewes Public Library. DTSTAMP:20261028T182141Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR