| Descript |
xi, 97 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps : 21 cm |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Note |
Accelerated Reader MG 7.6 1 1 515512 |
| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 85-87) and index. |
| Summary |
John Horse was a famed chief, warrior, tactician, and diplomat who played a dominant role in Black Seminole affairs for half a century. A political and military leader of mixed Seminole and African heritage, Horse defended his people from the U.S. government, other tribes, and slave hunters by serving as a counselor of fellow Seminole leaders, an agent of the U.S. government, and a captain in the Mexican army. |
| Audience |
Ages 10 to 14 Abrams Books for Young Readers. |
| Subject |
Horse, John, 1812-1882 -- Juvenile literature.
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Horse, John, 1812-1882.
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Black Seminoles -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Black Seminoles -- History -- Juvenile literature.
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Black Seminoles -- Government relations -- Juvenile literature.
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Slavery -- Florida -- History -- Juvenile literature.
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Black Seminoles -- Biography.
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Black Seminoles -- History.
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Black Seminoles -- Government relations.
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Slavery.
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JUVENILE NONFICTION / People & Places / United States / Native American. |
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JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / United States / 19th Century. |
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Florida -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Florida -- Biography.
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| Genre |
Biographies.
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| Alt Title |
John Horse and the Black Seminole Underground Railroad |
| ISBN |
9781419749339 (hardcover) |
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1419749331 |
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