| A BRIEF RETROSPECT—A general view of the Indian Wars
of the Early Northwest | [1] |
| WHAT THE VIRGINIANS GAVE US—A topographical description of the
country north of the Ohio at the close of Revolutionary War | [6] |
| THE BEAVER TRADE—A description of the wealth in furs of this section
at the close of the Revolutionary War and the reasons underlying the struggle for its
control | [12] |
| THE PRAIRIE AND THE BUFFALO—The buffalo
as the main food supply of the Indians | [20] |
| THE WABASH AND THE MAUMEE—Chief line
of communication with the tribes of the Early
Northwest. The heart of the Miami country | [34] |
| THE TRIBES OF THE NORTHWEST—A description
of the seven tribes of savages who opposed
the advance of settlement in the Northwest. Their
location. Kekionga, the seat of Miami power | [44] |
| REAL SAVAGES—The Savage painted in his true
colors from the standpoint of the frontiersman | [68] |
| OUR INDIAN POLICY—The Indian right of occupancy
recognized through the liberal policy of
Washington and Jefferson | [80] |
| THE KENTUCKIANS—The first men to break
through the mountain barriers to face the British
and the Indians | [112] |
| THE
BRITISH POLICIES—The British reluctant
to surrender the control of the Northwest—Their
tampering with the Indian tribes | [126] |
| JOSIAH HARMAR—The first military invasion of
the Northwest by the Federal Government after
the Revolution | [145] |
| SCOTT AND WILKINSON—The Kentucky raids on
the Miami country along the Wabash in 1791 | [173] |
| ST. CLAIR'S DEFEAT—The first great disaster to
the Federal armies brought about by the Miamis | [195] |
| WAYNE AND FALLEN TIMBERS—Final triumph
of the Government over Indians and British | [207] |
| THE TREATY OF GREENVILLE—The surrender
of the Ohio lands of the Miamis and their final
submission to the government | [238] |
| GOVERNOR HARRISON AND THE TREATY—Purchase
of the Miami lands known as the New Purchase
which led to the strengthening of Tecumseh's
Confederacy—the final struggle at Tippecanoe | [245] |
| RESULTS OF THE TREATY—Harrison's political
enemies at Vincennes rally against him in the
open, and are defeated in the courts | [271] |
| THE SHAWNEE BROTHERS—The Prophet as an
Indian priest and Tecumseh as a political organizer
—The episode of the eclipse of 1806—Tecumseh's
personal appearance described | [280] |
| PROPHET'S TOWN—The capital of the Shawnee
Confederacy in the heart of the Miami Country | [295] |
| HARRISON'S VIGILANCE—His political courage
and activities save the frontier capital | [305] |
|
THE COUNCIL AT VINCENNES—The dramatic
meeting between Harrison and Tecumseh—
Tecumseh announces his doctrine of the common
ownership of the Indian lands | [316] |
| THE SECOND AND LAST COUNCIL—The last
meeting between the two leaders before
Harrison marched into the Indian country | [332] |
| THE MUSTER AND THE MARCH—The rally of
the Kentuckians and their clansmen in southern
Indiana to Harrison's support—The coming of the
Fourth United States Regiment—The march to
the Tippecanoe battlefield | [352] |
| THE BATTLE OF TIPPECANOE—The night attack
on Harrison's forces—The destruction of
Tecumseh's Confederacy | [371] |
| NAYLOR'S NARRATIVE—A description of the
battle by one of the volunteers | [381] |