Osceola and the Great Seminole War: A Struggle for Justice and Freedom

by Thom Hatch

At the time of his death in 1838, Seminole warrior Osceola was the most famous and respected Native American in the world. Born a Creek, young Osceola was driven from his home by General Andrew Jackson to Spanish Florida, where he joined the Seminole tribe. Years later, President Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act, which was not only intended to relocate the Seminoles to hostile lands in the West but would force the return of runaway slaves who...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312355912
• ISBN13: 9780312355913
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.0"