The free and the dead : the untold story of the Black Seminole chief, the indigenous rebel, and America's forgotten war / Jamie Holmes.
"From 1817 to 1858, a series of conflicts known as the Seminole Wars took place between the United States and the tribes of Florida as they battled for the land. Within this unconquered territory, formerly enslaved mothers and fathers and Seminole families had lived side by side for generations, building communities in the interior, beyond the reach of the growing United States. But in 1835, the young country took up arms against them, seeking to forcibly remove all Indigenous people and return their allies to slavery. In the face of this terror, tribes and bands came together across racial lines to preserve their freedom from federal interference. As the fight waged on, two men--Abraham, a free Black American, and the esteemed Creek warrior Osceola--worked together to save their lands and their people, against overwhelming odds, from America's formidable Army of the South"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781668050613
- ISBN: 1668050617
- Physical Description: xiv, 305 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First One Signal Publishers/Atria Books hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : One Signal Publishers/Atria, 2026.
- Copyright: ©2026
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-295) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- PERSONAE NOTABILES [Micanopy, Chief of the Seminole Nation; Abraham, Black Seminold chief, Micanopy's sense bearer and interpreter; Jumper, powerful chief allied with Seminoles, aka "the Lawyer"; Andrew Jackson, 7th president of the U.S.; Thomas Jesup, U.S. Quartermaster General, Commander of the Army of the South; Abiaka, Miccosukee Chief, influential war leader, also known as Sam Jones; Osceola, vocal warrior and enforcer, loyal to the Miccosukee tribe] -- Abraham -- Inciting events -- THE WILDERNESS & ELSEWHERE. The functionary -- Abraham's town -- Things lost -- Labyrinths of doubt -- The end -- MASTERS OF BREATH. Prophecy -- Trespass -- Kinship -- Fidelity -- Grace -- Contagion -- THE HUNTSMEN & THE DEVIL. The Quartermaster -- Prisoners -- The warden's rations -- Waiting for Osceola -- The old man -- GAUNTLET. Live -- Walk -- Run -- Trust -- Stand -- Tell -- THE REMAINDERS. The Devil's Garden -- Ink & lead -- Autumn in New York -- Coda.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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"From 1817 to 1858, a series of conflicts known as the Seminole Wars took place between the United States and the tribes of Florida as they battled for the land. Within this unconquered territory, formerly enslaved mothers and fathers and Seminole families had lived side by side for generations, building communities in the interior, beyond the reach of the growing United States. But in 1835, the young country took up arms against them, seeking to forcibly remove all Indigenous people and return their allies to slavery. In the face of this terror, tribes and bands came together across racial lines to preserve their freedom from federal interference. As the fight waged on, two men--Abraham, a free Black American, and the esteemed Creek warrior Osceola--worked together to save their lands and their people, against overwhelming odds, from America's formidable Army of the South"--
