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Author
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
"Osceloa-born Billy Powell-was the son of an English trader and a Creek woman. Although not Seminole by birth, he was adopted into their tribe as a child when he and his mother moved to Florida to escape the fighting of the Creek Wars. As an adult, Osceola (his Seminole name) fought to help his people keep control of their ancestral homeland. Vivid photographs augment the age-appropriate text to bring the story of this Native American hero to life...
4) Osceola
Author
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
2016.
Description
Osceola may not be a name everyone knows, but his influence on the Seminole people was great. During the 1830s, the US government worked to move Native American tribes off their territory to reservations in the West. Osceola fought against the movement of his people from Florida to Oklahoma, resulting in his imprisonment. Readers learn about life as a Native American during a significant part of their history through both Osceola's biography and the...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2012
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...
12) Osceola
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Series
Publisher
Heinemann Library
Pub. Date
c2004
Description
A biography of Osceola, warrior chief of the Seminole people who tried to prevent his people from being removed from their Florida lands, describing his childhood, his leadership during difficult times, and the effects of his efforts.
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