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 LIST OF MAPS AND ILLUSTRATIONS. PAGE 1. The Home of General William Henry Harrison, at Vincennes, as it now appears Frontispiece 2. A Section of the Grand Prairie in Benton County, Indiana, which extends West to Peoria, Illinois 25 3. A Typical Buffalo Wallow on the Donaldson Farm, in Benton County, Indiana 33 4. The Wabash River at Merom Bluff, Sullivan County, Indiana--LaMotte Prairie beyond 41 5. Location of the Indian Tribes of the Northwest 57 6. Shaubena, the best of the Potawatomi Chiefs, and a follower of Tecumseh 73 7. Thomas Jefferson, Third President of the United States 97 8. Map of the Harmar, St. Clair and Wayne Campaigns 161 9. Map showing the Wea Plains, and the Line of Scott's March. Tippecanoe County, Indiana 185 10. Indian Hills on the Wabash River, just below the old site of Fort Ouiatenon 193