History, or: Literary Grudges

Didn't have enough space on that dadgummed gubmint form to really sing the praises of The Frontiersmen. Really a fantastic read, detailing the interactions between native peoples and American settlers in the old frontier (primarily Kentucky and Ohio). This is the first book in a five (?) part series called "The Winning of America", but Eckert in no way takes sides in his re-telling. The native tribes and the settlers are shown being empathetic, endearingly human characters, and being destructive, disappointingly human characters. It's a retelling, primarily, of the lives of Tecumseh (about whom there's a ton you can find elsewhere) and Simon Kenton (about whom...not so much, sadly).