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The Seminoles of Florida.

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Date Issued:
1896
Abstract:
Overview of the history and customs of the Seminole Indian tribe of Florida as seen through the eyes of the author and her husband. Includes vocabulary of Seminole language.
Title: The Seminoles of Florida.
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Name(s): Moore-Willson, Minnie, b. 1863
Willson, J. M., Jr
Type of Resource: text
Issuance: monographic
Date Issued: 1896
Publisher: s.n.>
Place of Publication:
Physical Form: electronic resource
Extent: 126 p., <9> leaves of plates : ill. ; 21 cm.
Language(s): eng
Abstract: Overview of the history and customs of the Seminole Indian tribe of Florida as seen through the eyes of the author and her husband. Includes vocabulary of Seminole language.
Table of Contents: Part First: Facts of earlier days -- Origin of troubles -- Efforts at Indian removal -- Massacre of General Thompson and of Dades forces -- Dishonored Treaty -- As-se-he-ho-lar, the Rising Sun, or Osceola -- Hidden war camp -- Wild Cat and General Worth -- Part Second: Present conditions and attitudes of the Seminoles -- Our duty to these wards of the nation --Talla-hassee -- Increasing -- Appearance and dress -- Independence and honor -- Endurance and feasts -- Slavery -- Unwritten laws -- Gens and marriage -- Beauty and music -- Seminoles at home -- Billy Bowlegs -- Religion -- Bought back -- Mounds -- Picture writing -- Medicine -- Abiding words of beauty -- Conclusion -- Introduction to vocabulary -- Vocabulary.
Identifier: 02018106 (lccn), 000128294, AAP4295, 2613522 (digitool), UF00000023_00001 (IID), uf:45596 (fedora)
Note(s): by Minnie Moore-Willson.
Electronic reproduction. Gainesville, Fla. : University of Florida, George A. Smathers Libraries, 2008. (University of Florida Digital Collections) Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Internet connectivity; Web browser software.
Florida heritage collection.
Subject(s): Seminole Indians
Indians of North America -- Florida
Seminole language -- Glossaries, vocabularies, etc
Indians of North America -- Languages -- Glossaries, vocabularies, etc
Held by: SUS01:;:;: UFDC
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dl/UF00000023.pdf
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Host Institution: UF
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(OCoLC)23897848
Is Part of Series: University of Florida Digital Collections.
Is Part of Series: History and Heritage Collections.
Is Part of Series: Florida History & Heritage Collections.
Is Part of Series: Florida PALMM Collection.
Related Title: PALMM Version Alternate version (PALMM)