At $9.99 for the ebook, I don’t think many people will be interested in finding out about the curse.
Marcia Ford
11 years ago
Nothing says Tecumseh like that cover.
Ericb
11 years ago
Looks like the curse ended because Tecumseh got bored.
Ericb
11 years ago
From the description on Amazon this is a memoir of two secret service agents and only has a tangential relation to Tecumseh’s curse (they served during the Reagan years). Bad cover, bad title and one of the reviews is all caps … At least it isn’t book 1 of 10.
We are the publisher of “Breaking Tecumseh’s Curse: The Real-life Adventures of the U.S. Secret Service Agent Who Tried to Change Tomorrow.” The work is not a novel; it’s non-fiction. We chose an image that brings together the main theme of the book. It’s from the 1981 inaugural parade of President Ronald Reagan. The font was selected as it hearkens back to early native America.
Folklore says that Chief Tecumseh called on the gods to bring down evil on Governor William Henry Harrison and the white man’s nation. This event supposedly happened after Harrison and his militia destroyed Tecumseh’s village (Tippecanoe) in 1811.
It’s alleged that the gods answered Tecumseh with prophecy: Harrison would one day become the Great White Chief but die soon after. Each white chief chosen every 20 years after Harrison would also die in office. This would be punishment for the white nation and serve as a reminder of the sorrow of the Indian people.
Harrison would command the northwest forces during the War of 1812, which saw Tecumseh killed in battle. After the hostilities, Harrison returned to public life and served in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.
In 1840, he successfully ran for the presidency on the campaign slogan, “Tippecanoe and Tyler, Too.” He gave a long inaugural address on a cold, blustery day, and it rained as he rode on horseback in his inaugural parade. Newly elected President Harrison caught a cold that turned into pneumonia. He died about a month later. Harrison was the first president to die in office. Tecumseh’s Curse had begun.
Twenty years later, Abraham Lincoln was elected president, and the Civil War erupted—pitting North against South. Lincoln was reelected in 1864. Just five days after Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Court House, President Lincoln was assassinated at Ford’s Theater by John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865. Lincoln was the first president to be assassinated.
In 1880, James Garfield—the last president to be born in a log cabin—was elected. Less than four months after taking office, President Garfield was shot in a Washington train station by Charles J. Guiteau. Garfield died of his wounds a couple of months later; he was the second president to be assassinated.
In 1900, President William McKinley was reelected to a second term. His first term was notable for U.S. intervention in Cuba and the Spanish-American War. McKinley’s imperialistic sentiments led to the annexation of the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico.
In 1901, President McKinley visited the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. Leon Czolgosz, a fanatical anarchist from the Midwest, traveled to Buffalo to assassinate the president. McKinley stood in a receiving line, greeting the public and shaking hands with them. Czolgosz wrapped a handkerchief over his right hand to conceal a revolver—as if his hand was injured. Upon reaching the front of the line, he extended his left hand for the handshake. At the same time, he pressed his revolver hand into the president and fired two quick shots. McKinley died eight days later, becoming the third president to be assassinated.
Warren G. Harding was elected to the presidency in 1920. He was leading the U.S. in its recovery from World War I. In 1923, Harding was advised that some of his appointees were using their government positions for personal gain. On the eve of the corruption scandals, Harding left Washington to take a trip out West. During his visit to San Francisco, Harding died suddenly of a heart attack.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt was reelected to an unprecedented third term in 1940. He had led the U.S. out of the Great Depression with his New Deal. He would lead the U.S. during the crucial years of World War II and again won reelection in 1944. President Roosevelt would continue in office until 1945 when he died of a cerebral hemorrhage.
And in 1960, John F. Kennedy became the youngest elected president. He was also the youngest to die in office. JFK met his destiny in Dallas on November 22, 1963. He was the fourth president to be assassinated. JFK was the first president to have been assassinated while protected by the U.S. Secret Service, which began formal, full-time presidential protection in 1902.
In 1980, President Reagan was elected in a landslide over sitting President Jimmy Carter. On inauguration day 1981, a new hope and spirit spread over the U.S. That afternoon, our American hostages had finally been released by Iran. And Reagan’s decisive victory promised relief to the economic and other perceived woes of the Carter administration. The nation had been experiencing inflation, unemployment, and oil shortages. A loss of confidence in government had evolved with incidents such as the failed U.S. hostage rescue mission and the Three Mile Island nuclear accident.
Thus, political, sociological, and historical factors culminated that inaugural day across our land. What better representation than Ron and Nancy Reagan smiling and waving to an exuberant crowd. It was billed as “the beginning of a great new beginning.” President Reagan was the center stone of the new, promising future. To us, there’s much symbolism in the chosen image.
It was the mission of the Secret Service and its agents to see that Reagan would not fall victim to “Tecumseh’s Curse,” even if it meant sacrificing one’s own life for the president. The picture shows stern-faced agents surrounding the presidential parade and even an agent on the roof of the Department of Treasury Building. And the Washington Monument, memorial to our founding father and first president, stands in contrast to Tecumseh’s Curse. With the swearing in of Ronald Reagan, one hundred and forty years of history was climaxing for our nation and the Secret Service.
The book is over 200,000 words long and offers value for your entertainment dollar. Breaking Tecumseh’s Curse” was written in an exciting narrative and with touches of humor and much more. The book relates the heartfelt journey of a young couple in love. There’s also coverage of the historic events of the times. And there’s a look at strategies for predicting dangerousness in individuals. Maybe a reader of this book will prevent a tragedy by preventing a murder or some other violent event from the knowledge gleaned from “Breaking Tecumseh’s Curse.”
Thank you for taking notice of our work. Now that you know some more about it, we hope you will consider reading it. Have a nice day.
Speaking as a writer, that was some tedious prose. The basic point (that a President used to die in office every twenty years or so, often by assassination, which the Secret Service labors to prevent) was drowned in a slurry of irrelevant detail and empty verbiage. Garfield being born in a log cabin has what to do with anything? And “political, sociological, and historical factors culminated that inaugural day across our land” — what the hell does that even mean?
I don’t know who wrote this email, but if it was the Ritters themselves, no wonder their book is over 200,000 words long. (And if I were trying to sell a book that long, I wouldn’t go volunteering that information.)
We see that many of you are writers and some are experts in book covers and possibly artists. To those of you to whom this applies, please cite some of your published works and some book covers you’ve created. We have several books in the pipeline now, and would like to check out your services.
I pretty much dislike the book even more now. Speaking as both a writer and someone who loves history, let me just say, in simple terms: I have just been bored out of my mind by your senseless prattle. When it takes an essay of that sort to try to defend your book cover, it’s a bad cover.
At $9.99 for the ebook, I don’t think many people will be interested in finding out about the curse.
Nothing says Tecumseh like that cover.
Looks like the curse ended because Tecumseh got bored.
From the description on Amazon this is a memoir of two secret service agents and only has a tangential relation to Tecumseh’s curse (they served during the Reagan years). Bad cover, bad title and one of the reviews is all caps … At least it isn’t book 1 of 10.
That’s simply because world would not be physically able to handle ten.
Hello All:
We are the publisher of “Breaking Tecumseh’s Curse: The Real-life Adventures of the U.S. Secret Service Agent Who Tried to Change Tomorrow.” The work is not a novel; it’s non-fiction. We chose an image that brings together the main theme of the book. It’s from the 1981 inaugural parade of President Ronald Reagan. The font was selected as it hearkens back to early native America.
Folklore says that Chief Tecumseh called on the gods to bring down evil on Governor William Henry Harrison and the white man’s nation. This event supposedly happened after Harrison and his militia destroyed Tecumseh’s village (Tippecanoe) in 1811.
It’s alleged that the gods answered Tecumseh with prophecy: Harrison would one day become the Great White Chief but die soon after. Each white chief chosen every 20 years after Harrison would also die in office. This would be punishment for the white nation and serve as a reminder of the sorrow of the Indian people.
Harrison would command the northwest forces during the War of 1812, which saw Tecumseh killed in battle. After the hostilities, Harrison returned to public life and served in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.
In 1840, he successfully ran for the presidency on the campaign slogan, “Tippecanoe and Tyler, Too.” He gave a long inaugural address on a cold, blustery day, and it rained as he rode on horseback in his inaugural parade. Newly elected President Harrison caught a cold that turned into pneumonia. He died about a month later. Harrison was the first president to die in office. Tecumseh’s Curse had begun.
Twenty years later, Abraham Lincoln was elected president, and the Civil War erupted—pitting North against South. Lincoln was reelected in 1864. Just five days after Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Court House, President Lincoln was assassinated at Ford’s Theater by John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865. Lincoln was the first president to be assassinated.
In 1880, James Garfield—the last president to be born in a log cabin—was elected. Less than four months after taking office, President Garfield was shot in a Washington train station by Charles J. Guiteau. Garfield died of his wounds a couple of months later; he was the second president to be assassinated.
In 1900, President William McKinley was reelected to a second term. His first term was notable for U.S. intervention in Cuba and the Spanish-American War. McKinley’s imperialistic sentiments led to the annexation of the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico.
In 1901, President McKinley visited the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. Leon Czolgosz, a fanatical anarchist from the Midwest, traveled to Buffalo to assassinate the president. McKinley stood in a receiving line, greeting the public and shaking hands with them. Czolgosz wrapped a handkerchief over his right hand to conceal a revolver—as if his hand was injured. Upon reaching the front of the line, he extended his left hand for the handshake. At the same time, he pressed his revolver hand into the president and fired two quick shots. McKinley died eight days later, becoming the third president to be assassinated.
Warren G. Harding was elected to the presidency in 1920. He was leading the U.S. in its recovery from World War I. In 1923, Harding was advised that some of his appointees were using their government positions for personal gain. On the eve of the corruption scandals, Harding left Washington to take a trip out West. During his visit to San Francisco, Harding died suddenly of a heart attack.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt was reelected to an unprecedented third term in 1940. He had led the U.S. out of the Great Depression with his New Deal. He would lead the U.S. during the crucial years of World War II and again won reelection in 1944. President Roosevelt would continue in office until 1945 when he died of a cerebral hemorrhage.
And in 1960, John F. Kennedy became the youngest elected president. He was also the youngest to die in office. JFK met his destiny in Dallas on November 22, 1963. He was the fourth president to be assassinated. JFK was the first president to have been assassinated while protected by the U.S. Secret Service, which began formal, full-time presidential protection in 1902.
In 1980, President Reagan was elected in a landslide over sitting President Jimmy Carter. On inauguration day 1981, a new hope and spirit spread over the U.S. That afternoon, our American hostages had finally been released by Iran. And Reagan’s decisive victory promised relief to the economic and other perceived woes of the Carter administration. The nation had been experiencing inflation, unemployment, and oil shortages. A loss of confidence in government had evolved with incidents such as the failed U.S. hostage rescue mission and the Three Mile Island nuclear accident.
Thus, political, sociological, and historical factors culminated that inaugural day across our land. What better representation than Ron and Nancy Reagan smiling and waving to an exuberant crowd. It was billed as “the beginning of a great new beginning.” President Reagan was the center stone of the new, promising future. To us, there’s much symbolism in the chosen image.
It was the mission of the Secret Service and its agents to see that Reagan would not fall victim to “Tecumseh’s Curse,” even if it meant sacrificing one’s own life for the president. The picture shows stern-faced agents surrounding the presidential parade and even an agent on the roof of the Department of Treasury Building. And the Washington Monument, memorial to our founding father and first president, stands in contrast to Tecumseh’s Curse. With the swearing in of Ronald Reagan, one hundred and forty years of history was climaxing for our nation and the Secret Service.
The book is over 200,000 words long and offers value for your entertainment dollar. Breaking Tecumseh’s Curse” was written in an exciting narrative and with touches of humor and much more. The book relates the heartfelt journey of a young couple in love. There’s also coverage of the historic events of the times. And there’s a look at strategies for predicting dangerousness in individuals. Maybe a reader of this book will prevent a tragedy by preventing a murder or some other violent event from the knowledge gleaned from “Breaking Tecumseh’s Curse.”
Thank you for taking notice of our work. Now that you know some more about it, we hope you will consider reading it. Have a nice day.
Calvert Press
Speaking as a writer, that was some tedious prose. The basic point (that a President used to die in office every twenty years or so, often by assassination, which the Secret Service labors to prevent) was drowned in a slurry of irrelevant detail and empty verbiage. Garfield being born in a log cabin has what to do with anything? And “political, sociological, and historical factors culminated that inaugural day across our land” — what the hell does that even mean?
I don’t know who wrote this email, but if it was the Ritters themselves, no wonder their book is over 200,000 words long. (And if I were trying to sell a book that long, I wouldn’t go volunteering that information.)
Hello All:
We see that many of you are writers and some are experts in book covers and possibly artists. To those of you to whom this applies, please cite some of your published works and some book covers you’ve created. We have several books in the pipeline now, and would like to check out your services.
Calvert Press
lol
The cover is still bad, but thanks for letting us know that it’s a book all about how great white imperialism is. Definitely not buying.
I pretty much dislike the book even more now. Speaking as both a writer and someone who loves history, let me just say, in simple terms: I have just been bored out of my mind by your senseless prattle. When it takes an essay of that sort to try to defend your book cover, it’s a bad cover.
And the sad part is, they could have clarified things a little more (though not necessarily made it a better cover) by adding a subtitle.