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Light a Distant Fire
Light a Distant Fire
Author: Lucia St. Clair Robson
Threatened with forced removal from their Florida homeland, the Seminole and Miccosukee Indians took up arms. Using alligator-infested swamps to their advantage, they fought the U.S. Army to a standstill. Unable to win militarily, General Thomas Jesup captured his enemies under flags of truce. With most of their people transported west, fewer t...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780595474554
ISBN-10: 0595474551
Publication Date: 10/23/2007
Pages: 434
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Publisher: Backinprint.com
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Not one of her best books. Robson's niche has been to concentrate on fictionalized biographies of Native American women (frequently close relatives of historical figures), but this one focuses on Osceola of the Seminoles. There are well-developed female characters, but they are not center stage. The story drags and reaches its ultimately depressing conclusion with Osceola's imprisonment and death.
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Osceola, and the Seminole Wars done with well written charactesr, and historical accuracy.
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The story of the proud Seminole, an Indian people who never surrendered.


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