false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173756991m/324385.jpg 324385 5 With his unmatched ability to bring our vibrant early history to life, Allan W. Eckert now presents his latest saga of the battle for the North American wilderness.  Here, in all its fascinating human drama, is the struggle to control the "gateway to empire"--Chicago Portage, the vital link between the East and the untapped riches of the west.  Caught up in the turbulent sweep of events are two men--John Kinzie, a successful trader with a heroic taste for a new frontiers who fought to live in mutual respect with the Indians, and Tecumseh the  Shawnee leader, a man of unparalleled wisdom and courage who would see his dream of a united Indian empire betrayed.  As the British move toward the war 1812 both men and their people would be trapped in a tragic conflict that would threaten the land they so passionately loved. 315084 1982 Gateway to Empire (Eckert, Allan W. Winning of America Series.) total:25|5:10|4:11|3:4|2:0|1:0| 25 106 40 0 0 0 false false Fri Oct 30 11:08:11 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 11:08:11 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue Oct 13 12:27:41 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 12:27:41 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Sep 28 18:42:14 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 18:42:14 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Aug 12 18:13:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 18:13:00 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Aug 09 09:27:38 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 09 09:27:38 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Aug 01 16:52:24 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 16:52:24 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jul 26 09:28:56 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 09:28:56 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Jul 25 12:49:01 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 12:49:01 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Jul 13 20:09:21 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 20:09:40 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon May 04 10:39:12 -0700 2009 Mon May 04 10:42:40 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun May 03 18:39:19 -0700 2009 Thu May 07 11:59:39 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Apr 08 21:02:46 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 08 21:02:46 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Apr 20 00:00:00 -0700 1998 Fri Feb 20 21:19:41 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 20 21:19:41 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Wed Feb 04 21:39:29 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 21:39:29 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 1990 Sat Jan 31 17:23:16 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 31 17:23:42 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Thu Jan 22 09:04:33 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 22 09:04:35 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Fri Jan 16 15:18:56 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 15:18:56 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Wed Dec 17 12:55:06 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 17 12:55:06 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Mon Dec 01 14:48:26 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 01 14:48:26 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Sun Nov 09 14:50:32 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 09 14:50:35 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=324385