The first book of Foster’s trilogy and begins his reframing of the epic legacy of the fight for the American Midwest

A clash of civilizations, two powerful leaders, and a dramatic outcome that ripples through generations. Following the French and Indian War, white settlers pour over the Appalachians and down the Ohio River. But native tribes have long inhabited this land—and they are willing to fight to remain. Leading the Shawnee is Tecumseh— courageous, discerning, and capable of assembling fifty thousand warriors to rise together to chase the white settlers back east when he commands. Against Tecumseh stands an equally talented, implacable, and gifted opponent, William Henry Harrison. The decades-long struggle between cultures, and men, comes to a dramatic head at the Battle of Tippecanoe, with history-shaping consequences.

SAM FOSTER’s ancestral home is a dying little port on the Illinois River. He came to Los Angeles for college, graduated with a history degree, and ended up in U.S. Marine Corps. He was honorably discharged a few years later after five months in a naval hospital, but with body and spirit intact, or pretty close to it. Always a storyteller, it wasn’t until his midforties that he was brave enough to indulge his creative impulses. His second book, Non-Semper Fidelis, was nominated for the 2017 Small Press Association PUSHCART PRIZE for Best Novel. Aside from a year in Washington, DC and a few years in New York City, he has lived most of his life at the beach in Los Angeles.