Osceola and the great Seminole war : a struggle for justice and freedom / Thom Hatch.

"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...

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Main Author: Hatch, Thom, 1946-
Language:English
Published: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2012.
Subjects:
Osceola, > Seminole chief, > 1804-1838.
Seminole people > Biography.
Seminole people > Wars.
Seminole people > History.
Seminole people > Government relations.
HISTORY / Native American.
United States > Territorial expansion.
Genre:
Biography.
Physical Description:x, 322 pages : map, portrait ; 25 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • The Creek refugees
  • Black Drink Singer
  • Treachery at Moultrie Creek
  • Payne's Landing betrayal
  • Osceola declares war
  • Battle of the Withlacoochee
  • Generals in confusion
  • Osceola defends his territory
  • Jesup's new strategy
  • Final betrayal
  • Gone to be with the spirits
  • Osceola's war
  • Appendix 1. Treaty of Fort Jackson
  • Appendix 2. Treaty with the Florida Tribes of Indians, 1823 (Moultrie Creek)
  • Appendix 3. Treaty with the Seminole, 1832 (Payne's Landing)
  • Appendix 4. Treaty of Fort Gibson.