A man called Horse : John Horse and the Black Seminole Underground Railroad
Publication Information
New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2021.
Physical Description
xi, 97 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps : 21 cm
Audience
Ages 10 to 14 Abrams Books for Young Readers.
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.
Notes
"National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom" -- Cover.
Contents
- Florida
- The West and Washington
- Mexico
- Texas
- Return to Mexico
- Lasting legacy.
Subjects
- Black Seminoles > Biography > Juvenile literature.
- Black Seminoles > History > Juvenile literature.
- Black Seminoles > Government relations > Juvenile literature.
- Slavery > Florida > History > Juvenile literature.
- Black Seminoles > Biography.
- Black Seminoles > History.
- Black Seminoles > Government relations.
- Slavery.
- Florida > Biography > Juvenile literature.
- Florida > Biography.
- Horse, John, 1812-1882 > Juvenile literature.
- Horse, John, 1812-1882.