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Hunted Like a Wolf: The Story of the Seminole War
Contributor(s): Meltzer, Milton (Author)

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ISBN: 156164305X     ISBN-13: 9781561643059
Publisher: Pineapple Press
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Published: February 2004
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Annotation: A landmark work on one of the most important, but least written about Indian Wars, Hunted Like a Wolf chronicles the Second Seminole War. From 1835 to 1842, Washington waged a violent war upon the Seminole and their allies in Florida, using any measure, including treachery and fraud, to drive them from their lands. A ragged, starving handful of guerrillas, the Seminole Indians and blacks managed to resist against the invading American army ten times their number, defying the skill of six eminent generals. Respected historian Milton Meltzer explores the choices facing the Seminole as whites gradually encroached on their land, and the sacrifices they made in choosing to resist. The Second Seminole War was a war over slavery as well as territory, for living among the Seminole were black men and women--some runaway slaves, some free--willing to fight alongside their Indian brothers for the territory they considered their own. The war was longest of the Indians Wars, and the costliest in money and human life. But most importantly, in the story of the Seminole War can be seen all the forces of America's terrible racial history, the consequences of which we are only beginning to understand.
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BISAC Categories:
- History | United States - 19th Century
- History | Native American
- History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv)
Dewey: 973.57
LCCN: 2003027867
Age Level: 0-17
Grade Level: PreK-12
Lexile Measure: 1070
Physical Information: 0.79" H x 6.38" W x 9.26" L (1.01 lbs) 183 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 19th Century
- Ethnic Orientation - Native American
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Price on Product, Table of Contents
 
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A landmark work on one of the most important but least-written-about Indian wars, Hunted Like a Wolf chronicles the Second Seminole War. From 1835 to 1842, Washington, D.C. waged a violent war upon the Seminoles and their allies in Florida, using any measure, including treachery and fraud, to drive them from their lands.

Respected historian Milton Meltzer explores the choices facing the Seminoles as whites gradually encroached on their land, as well as the sacrifices they made in order to resist. The Second Seminole War was a war over slavery as well as territory, for living among the Seminoles were black men and women--some runaway slaves, some free people--willing to fight alongside their Indian brothers for the territory they considered their own. A ragged, starving handful of guerrillas, the Seminoles and blacks managed to resist an invading American army ten times their number, defying the skill of six eminent generals.

The war was not only the longest of the Indians wars but also the costliest in resources and human life. In the story of the Seminole War, we can see at work all the forces of America's terrible racist history, the consequences of which we are only beginning to understand.


Contributor Bio(s): Meltzer, Milton: - Milton Meltzer was the author of more than one hundred books for young people and adults, and he gained a wide reputation for his interest in social reform. Among many other honors, he received two awards honoring his lifetime body of work: the American Library Association's Laura Ingalls Wilder Award and the Catholic Library Association's Regina Medal. Five of his books were finalists for the National Book Award.
 
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