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"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
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"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...
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"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...
14) Seminole
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Officer Lance Caldwell is assigned to Fort King in the Everglades. A boyhood friend of Seminole Indian chief Osceola, Caldwell opposes the maniacal Major Degan's plans to wipe out the local Seminole tribe. Caldwell is rescued by Osceola after a violent battle and is swiftly court-martialed. When Osceola returns to Fort King in an attempt to initiate peace he is murdered and Caldwell framed for the crime. Can the truth prevail?
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