Osceola and the great Seminole war
Subtitle: a struggle for justice and freedom
By: Thom Hatch
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 322
ISBN-13: 9780312355913; 9781466804548
Subjects: Seminole Indians; Government relations; HISTORY / Native American; Territorial expansion; Wars; Biography; History
Description: "When he died in 1838, Seminole warrior Osceola was the most famous Native American in the world. Born a Creek, Osceola was driven from his home to Florida by General Andrew Jackson where he joined the Seminole tribe. Their paths would cross again when President Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act that would relocate the Seminoles to hostile lands and lead to the return of the slaves who had joined their tribe. Outraged Osceola declared war. This vivid history recounts how Osceola led the longest, most expensive, and deadliest war between the U.S. Army and Native Americans and how he captured the imagination of the country with his quest for justice and freedom. Insightful, meticulously researched, and thrillingly told, Thom Hatch's account of the Great Seminole War is an accomplished work that finally does justice to this great leader"--