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Osceola's legacy / Patricia Riles Wickman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wickman, Patricia R. (Patricia Riles)
- Series:
- Fire ant books.
- Fire ant books
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Seminole Indians--Kings and rulers--Biography.
- Seminole Indians.
- Seminole Indians--History.
- Osceola, Seminole chief, 1804-1838.
- Osceola.
- Osceola, Seminole chief, 1804-1838--Death and burial.
- Osceola, Seminole chief, 1804-1838--Portraits.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (399 p.)
- Edition:
- Rev. ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, c2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A bestselling, up-to-date evaluation of a legendary Indian leader. Named Outstanding Book by the Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Human Rights. ""Osceola's Legacy is significant for its genealogy and archaeological study of this Native American and his interaction with the federal government during the 1800's. The catalog of photographs of Osceola portraits and his personal possessions makes this a worthwhile reference book as well."" --Georgia Historical Quarterly
- Contents:
- A short life
- Family matters
- Man versus myth : setting the record straight
- Through the eyes of those who saw him
- A lonely grave
- The forensic report
- The search for Osceola's head
- The Weedon family
- The Weedon artifacts
- Osceola's hair
- Descendents east and west
- Pitcairn Morrison's mementos
- A far-flung legacy.
- Notes:
- "A Dan Josselyn memorial publication"--P. [ii].
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [343]-361) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-8173-8439-1
- OCLC:
- 650060163
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