Osceola's Legacy
1st Edition
Published on 15. November 2009
397 pages
978-0-8173-8439-5 (ISBN)
Description
A bestselling, up-to-date evaluation of a legendary Indian leader. Named Outstanding Book by the Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Human Rights. "e;Osceola's Legacy is significant for its geneology and archaeological study of this Native American and his interaction with the federal government during the 1800s. The catalog of photographs of Osceola portraits and his personal possessions makes this a worthwhile reference book as well."e; --Georgia Historical Quarterly
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Patricia Riles Wickman
Osceola's Legacy
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08/2006
The University of Alabama Press
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Content
- Intro
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Preface to the Revised Edition
- Introduction
- 1. A Short Life
- 2. Family Matters
- 3. Man versus Myth: Setting the Record Straight
- 4. Through the Eyes of Those Who Saw Him
- 5. A Lonely Grave
- 6. The Forensic Report
- 7. The Search for Osceola's Head
- 8. The Weedon Family
- 9. The Weedon Artifacts
- 10. Osceola's Hair
- 11. Descendents East and West
- 12. Pitcairn Morrison's Mementos
- 13. A Far-Flung Legacy
- Epilogue: Two Very Expensive Alleged Osceola Artifacts
- Appendix A: Summary of Osceola Artifacts
- Appendix B: Graphic Representations of Osceola
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
