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Title A man called Horse : John Horse and the Black Seminole Underground Railroad / Glennette Tilley Turner.
Author Turner, Glennette Tilley, author.
Publication Info. New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2021.
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 Chickasaw  J B HORSE    Check Shelves
 Fairview Shores  J B HORSE    Check Shelves
 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Children's  J B HORSE    AVAILABLE/SHELVING
 Winter Garden  J B HORSE    Check Shelves
Description xi, 97 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps : 21 cm
text txt rdacontent
unmediated n rdamedia
volume nc rdacarrier
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 85-87) and index.
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.
Audience Ages 10 to 14 Abrams Books for Young Readers.
Subject Horse, John, 1812-1882 -- Juvenile literature.
Black Seminoles -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Black Seminoles -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Black Seminoles -- Government relations -- Juvenile literature.
Florida -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Slavery -- Florida -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Horse, John, 1812-1882.
Black Seminoles -- Biography.
Black Seminoles -- History.
Black Seminoles -- Government relations.
Florida -- Biography.
Slavery.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / People & Places / United States / Native American.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / United States / 19th Century.
Black Seminoles. (OCoLC)fst00833647
Slavery. (OCoLC)fst01120426
Florida. (OCoLC)fst01205150
Genre Biographies.
Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
Added Title John Horse and the Black Seminole Underground Railroad
ISBN 9781419749339 (hardcover) : $16.99
1419749331 (hardcover)
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