Old Tippecanoe: William Henry Harrrison and His Time. Library of the Presidents Series in Full LeatherFreeman Cleaves's great achievement in this book is to describe this life in dramatic prose that captures much of the excitement of a young nation expanding westward in the early 19th century. Primarily a military historian, Cleaves focuses on Harrison's tenure as territorial governor of Indiana and his service as a general in the War of 1812, a period that served as the foundation for his subsequent political prominence., ISBN13: B001BOPH34 ISBN10: