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Coacoochee's Bones: A Seminole Saga
Susan A. Miller
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Description for Coacoochee's Bones: A Seminole Saga
Hardcover. This in-depth study examines the discrepancies between American history, where Coacoochee was a background figure, and Seminole tradition, where he stands as a warrior and diplomat who led the Seminole resistance to American injustice in their home territory of Florida. Num Pages: 232 pages, 8 photographs, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; 3JH; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 572.
To Americans he was "Wild Cat," to Mexicans, "Gato del Monte." But to his own people he was Coacoochee, a warrior and diplomat who led the Seminole resistance to American injustice in their home territory of Florida and through the Spanish borderlands of North America. In the first in-depth study of this dramatic figure, Susan A. Miller, a historian and a Seminole, sorts out discrepancies between American history—where Coacoochee remains in the background—and Seminole tradition—where he stands as a great leader.
Relocated in 1841 to the Indian country in what is now Oklahoma, the Seminoles under Coacoochee resisted colonization. ... Read more
To Americans he was "Wild Cat," to Mexicans, "Gato del Monte." But to his own people he was Coacoochee, a warrior and diplomat who led the Seminole resistance to American injustice in their home territory of Florida and through the Spanish borderlands of North America. In the first in-depth study of this dramatic figure, Susan A. Miller, a historian and a Seminole, sorts out discrepancies between American history—where Coacoochee remains in the background—and Seminole tradition—where he stands as a great leader.
Relocated in 1841 to the Indian country in what is now Oklahoma, the Seminoles under Coacoochee resisted colonization. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Kansas, United States
ISBN
9780700611959
SKU
V9780700611959
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About Susan A. Miller
Susan A. Miller of Seminole Nation is an assistant professor in the American Indian Studies Program at Arizona State University.
Reviews for Coacoochee's Bones: A Seminole Saga
“A significant work on several levels. . . . An exceptionally fine example of meticulous research . . . shows a unique understanding of Seminole culture change through time. At the same time, Miller is a solid writer with a keen sense of where to place pertinent questions and how to absorb the reader in the details of historical phenomena. ... Read more