ERIC Number: ED075123
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1973-Mar-30
Pages: 90
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Osceola. The Story of an American Indian.
Johnson, Robert Proctor
Osceola was the guiding spirit and moving force behind the Second Seminole War. In 1830, when it became the official policy of the United States government to move all the Eastern Indians to a new Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River, the Seminoles resisted. Under Osceola's leadership, a thousand Seminole warriors held off the entire American army, as well as thousands of volunteers and state militia. During this struggle, Osceola proved to be the military genius of his day. Osceola's story is also a story of the Seminoles: how they viewed the encroachment of white soldiers and settlers; and why they finally decided to resist, against overwhelming odds, removal from their Florida homeland. It is a story of the courage and determination of a people who were willing to fight to keep their freedom and human dignity. The book is written for young readers (grades 5-9). (Author/FF)
Descriptors: American History, American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Biographies, Books, Childrens Literature, Early Reading, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Tribes, War
Dillon Press, Inc., 106 Washington Ave. No., Minneapolis, Minn. 55401 ($3.95)
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