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Subject: [RHEA-L] Legends of the Old Northwest (OH, IL, IN, MI)
Date: Sat, 8 Aug 1998 11:01:21 EDT

"LEGENDS OF THE OLD NORTHWEST" (OH, IL, IN, MI)
4-PART SERIES ON THE HISTORY CHANNEL
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August 17-20, 9:00 p.m. EST, the History Channel will present a four
part series on the "Old Northwest," an area now considered the Midwest,
including Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan.

Monday's episode is about Rogers' Rangers, "an unorthodox leader who
helped create the concept of commando-style fighting and wrote down
military rules still used today. His forces, known as Rogers' Rangers,
with their knowledge of the terrain, camouflage, and surprise attack,
gained the upper hand in the British struggle against the French in
America."

Tuesday will feature Pontiac's Rebellion." Looks at the conflicts and
personalities that fueled the Native-American resistance of 1763 when
Ottawa war chief Pontiac and a consortium of Woodland tribes nearly
wrested ten Great Lakes forts from British hands. We'll examine
Pontiac's reasons for opposing the British and siding with the French
during the French and Indian Wars."

Wednesday, the series will explore the Long Knives. It is the "Story of
George Rogers Clark, Revolutionary War general and brother of William
Clark of the Lewis & Clark Expedition. Leading a small army in
1777--year of "The Bloody Sevens"--on secret orders from Patrick Henry,
Clark launched a series of bold and brilliant strikes against the
Redcoats ending in stunning victory in Indiana in 1779."

The final episode on Thursday, August 20, will focus on "Tecumseh: The
Dream of Confederacy." Traces the rise of the Shawnee warrior Tecumseh
and his half-blind brother known as The Prophet. From 1806 to 1808, they
summoned a contingent of tribes to a last stand against the white men.
Looks at the rivalry between Tecumseh and William Henry Harrison, who
rode Tecumseh's defeat at Tippecanoe all the way to the White House."

For more information, visit the History Channel's home page at:
http://www.historychannel.co

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