The Seminole Struggle
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The Seminole Struggle
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Author : John Missall
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2019-11-19
The Seminole Struggle written by John Missall and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-19 with History categories.
When we published our initial work on the Seminole Wars in 2004, we lamented the fact that such an important series of events was widely unknown to the American public in general and to the majority of Floridians. Not that we should have been surprised: The war was fought in one small corner of the nation and therefore of little concern to Americans as a whole, and most Floridians weren’t born in the state and would have had little opportunity to learn about the wars. Yet it shouldn’t have been that way. The Seminole Wars were a major conflict for the nation and arguably one of the most formative events for the State of Florida. The Indian Wars of the American West are famous worldwide, yet the Seminole Wars were bigger than any western Indian war. The foundations for most of Florida’s great cities are a result of the Seminole Wars, yet few of those cities’ residents are aware of the fact. It was an historical oversight we felt was in need of correction.
Osceola And The Great Seminole War
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Author : Thom Hatch
language : en
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Release Date : 2012-07-17
Osceola And The Great Seminole War written by Thom Hatch and has been published by St. Martin's Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-07-17 with History categories.
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 had joined that tribe. Osceola—outraged at the potential loss of his people and homeland—did not hesitate to declare war on the United States. Osceola and the Great Seminole War vividly recounts how one warrior with courage and cunning unequaled by any Native American leader before or after would mastermind battle strategies that would embarrass the best officers in the United States Army. Employing daring guerilla tactics, Osceola initiated and orchestrated the longest, most expensive, and deadliest war ever fought by the United States against Native Americans. With each victory by his outnumbered and undersupplied warriors, Osceola's reputation grew among his people and captured the imagination of the citizens of the United States. At the time, many cheered his quixotic quest for justice and freedom, and since then many more have considered his betrayal on the battlefield to be one the darkest hours in U.S. Army history. Insightful, meticulously researched, and thrillingly told, award-winning author Thom Hatch's account of the Second Seminole War is an extraordinarily accomplished work of American history that finally does justice to one of the greatest Native American warriors.
Everlasting Fire
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Author : John Elder
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
Everlasting Fire written by John Elder and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Removal Aftershock
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Author : Jane F. Lancaster
language : en
Publisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press
Release Date : 1994
Removal Aftershock written by Jane F. Lancaster and has been published by Univ. of Tennessee Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with History categories.
A chronicle of hardship and persistence, Removal Aftershock centers on the Seminoles and their experiences in the West after the federal government forced them out of their Florida homelands during the early 1800s. Gaining control of Florida in 1819, the United States initiated a series of treaties that compelled the Native-American tribes to accept reduced territory, relocations, and finally removal to west of the Mississippi. Some Seminoles fought to stay in Florida; others, along with their black slaves, were sent west between 1834 and 1859. After enduring the trials of removal, the Western Seminoles faced a new struggle. As a small tribe, they had to fight to maintain their identity and land rather than be absorbed into the much larger Creek Nation, as the treaties seemingly required. The struggle for independence from the Creeks was aggravated by other problems, including on the one hand, government neglect, delayed annuities, and corrupt officials; on the other, they were confronted by threatening Plains Indians, measles and smallpox epidemics, alcohol abuse, droughts, and crop failures. Following an 1856 treaty that brought them independence from the Creeks, the Seminoles were next drawn into the Civil War, which riddled the tribe with division and dispersal, property destruction, and death. In 1866, the Seminoles' cooperation with the Confederates was used to justify reduction of their land from more than 2 million acres to 200,000 acres. In telling the story of the Seminoles after removal, Jane Lancaster highlights a neglected area of Native-American studies and places the tribe in proper historical perspective. Despite their countless hardships and the inhumane policies of the government, the Seminoles have survived to the present day an enduring testament to the stubbornness and determination of the early tribal leaders.
Florida S Seminole Wars
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Author : Joe Knetsch
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2003-04-30
Florida S Seminole Wars written by Joe Knetsch and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-04-30 with History categories.
Years before the first shots of the Civil War were fired, Florida witnessed a clash of wills and ways that prompted three wars unlike any others in America's history. Among the most well-known of Florida's native peoples, the Seminole Indians frustrated troops of militia and volunteer soldiers for decades during the first half of the nineteenth century in the ongoing struggle to keep hold of their ancestral lands. While careers and reputations of American military and political leaders were made and destroyed in the mosquito-infested swamps of Florida's interior, the Seminoles and their allies, including the Miccosukee tribe and many escaped slaves, managed to wage war on their own terms. The study of guerrilla warfare tactics employed by the Seminoles may have aided modern American forces fighting in Viet Nam, Cambodia, and other regions.
This Torn Land
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Author : John Missall
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
This Torn Land written by John Missall and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Seminole War, 2nd, 1835-1842 categories.
The Black Seminoles
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Author : Kenneth W. Porter
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Release Date : 2013-05-21
The Black Seminoles written by Kenneth W. Porter and has been published by University Press of Florida this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-21 with History categories.
This story of a remarkable people, the Black Seminoles, and their charismatic leader, Chief John Horse, chronicles their heroic struggle for freedom. Beginning with the early 1800s, small groups of fugitive slaves living in Florida joined the Seminole Indians (an association that thrived for decades on reciprocal respect and affection). Kenneth Porter traces their fortunes and exploits as they moved across the country and attempted to live first beyond the law, then as loyal servants of it. He examines the Black Seminole role in the bloody Second Seminole War, when John Horse and his men distinguished themselves as fierce warriors, and their forced removal to the Oklahoma Indian Territory in the 1840s, where John's leadership ability emerged. The account includes the Black Seminole exodus in the 1850s to Mexico, their service as border troops for the Mexican government, and their return to Texas in the 1870s, where many of the men scouted for the U.S. Army. Members of their combat-tested unit, never numbering more than 50 men at a time, were awarded four of the sixteen Medals of Honor received by the several thousand Indian scouts in the West. Porter's interviews with John Horse's descendants and acquaintances in the 1940s and 1950s provide eyewitness accounts. When Alcione Amos and Thomas Senter took up the project in the 1980s, they incorporated new information that had since come to light about John Horse and his people. A powerful and stirring story, The Black Seminoles will appeal especially to readers interested in black history, Indian history, Florida history, and U.S. military history.
What We Have Endured
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Author : John Missall
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-10-22
What We Have Endured written by John Missall and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-22 with categories.
What We Have Endured tells the story of the Seminole Wars through the eyes of Aheedja, a Seminole woman who suffers through nearly a half-century of brutal warfare, forced displacement, and painful deprivation. Determined to remain in the land of their birth, she and her people struggle against the unforgiving Florida climate and the overwhelming military might of the United States government. Written by noted Seminole War historians and a senior tribal member, What We Have Endured faithfully follows the history of America's longest and costliest war against a Native American nation. Although Aheedja is a fictional character, the sufferings depicted are typical of what many Seminole people experienced at the hands of a nation determined to drive them from their homes and destroy their way of life. More than a tale of warfare, What We Have Endured also examines the culture Aheedja was striving to preserve. Ancient customs, strength of family, and meaningful ceremonies all help Aheedja and the Seminole people face the loss of home, loved ones, possessions, and even hope, as they continue the struggle to remain unconquered. John and Mary Lou Missall are historians who have written extensively on Seminole War subjects, including three full-length histories, two award-winning novels, and two biographies. Willie Johns is Chief Justice of the Seminole Tribal Court System, has a B.A. in History from Palm Beach Atlantic University, an M.A. in History from the University of Miami, and is a tribal historian.
Osceola The Seminole Or The Red Fawn Of The Flower Land
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Author : Mayne Reid
language : en
Publisher: DigiCat
Release Date : 2022-08-01
Osceola The Seminole Or The Red Fawn Of The Flower Land written by Mayne Reid and has been published by DigiCat this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-08-01 with Fiction categories.
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Osceola the Seminole; or, The Red Fawn of the Flower Land" by Mayne Reid. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
History Of The Third Seminole War 1849 1858
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Author : Joe Knetsch
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2018-01-15
History Of The Third Seminole War 1849 1858 written by Joe Knetsch and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-01-15 with History categories.
This definitive account of the final war between the US government and Florida’s Seminole tribe “brings to life a conflict that is largely ignored” (San Francisco Book Review). Spanning a period of over forty years (1817–1858), the three Seminole Wars were America’s longest, costliest, and deadliest Indian wars, surpassing the more famous ones fought in the West. After an uneasy peace following the conclusion of the second Seminole War in 1842, a series of hostile events, followed by a string of murders in 1849 and 1850, made confrontation inevitable. The war was also known as the “Billy Bowlegs War” because Billy Bowlegs, Holata Micco, was the central Seminole leader in this the last Indian war to be fought east of the Mississippi River. Pushed by increasing encroachment into their territory, he led a raid near Fort Myers. A series of violent skirmishes ensued. The vastness of the Floridian wilderness and the difficulties of the terrain and climate caused problems for the army, but they had learned lessons from the second war, and, amongst other new tactics, employed greater use of boats, eventually securing victory by cutting off food supplies. History of the Third Seminole War is a detailed narrative of the war and its causes, containing numerous firsthand accounts from participants in the conflict, derived from virtually all the available primary sources, collected over many years. “Any reader interested in learning more about Indian wars, Army history, or Florida history will profit from reading this book,” as well as Civil War enthusiasts, since many of the officers earned their stripes in the earlier conflict (The Journal of America’s Military Past).