This is the history of a remarkable nation, the only Indian tribe that never officially made peace with the United States. General Thomas Sidney Jesup admired the Seminoles as adversaries: "We have, at no former period in our history, had to contend with so formidable an enemy. No Seminole proves false to his country, nor has a single instance occurred of a first rate warrior having surrendered." Jesup made those comments in 1837, and they proved true throughout the Seminole-white confrontations of the nineteenth and ...
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This is the history of a remarkable nation, the only Indian tribe that never officially made peace with the United States. General Thomas Sidney Jesup admired the Seminoles as adversaries: "We have, at no former period in our history, had to contend with so formidable an enemy. No Seminole proves false to his country, nor has a single instance occurred of a first rate warrior having surrendered." Jesup made those comments in 1837, and they proved true throughout the Seminole-white confrontations of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Portions of the Seminoles' story-particularly their wars-have been told, but until this book no extensive history of the tribe had been written. Here is the record of those dauntless people, who were tricked, robbed, defrauded, and abused. The origins of the tribe, the complex problems concerning their rights in Florida, the military operations against them, their forced removal to Indian Territory, their role in the Civil War, and their adjustment to life in the West are important elements of the book.
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Add this copy of The Seminoles to cart. $18.00, very good condition, Sold by James F. Balsley, Bookseller rated 1.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Williamsburg, VA, UNITED STATES, published 1957 by University of Oklahoma Press.
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Near Fine in Very Good-dust jacket. 0585148139. Second printing, 1967. Book is as new but for bookplate of previous owner neatly placed. on front paste down endpaper. No other marks. DJ appears well but has wear at edges and some tears, one of which has been reinforced with tape on inner side. Price clipped.; The Civilization of the American Indian; Large 8vo 9"-10" tall; 397 pages.
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Add this copy of The Seminoles to cart. $49.67, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1957 by Univ. of Oklahoma Pr., (1957).
Edwin McReynolds' "The Seminoles" was and is still the best work ever written about one of the Five Civilized Nations. His book is complete and includes a lot of useful notes.
