Seminole

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Abstract

**Warning: Some of the language or characterizations in this book are the product of the time when this book was written, and are no longer considered acceptable.**

**Warning: Some readers may find certain scenes in this book disturbing.**

As Florida is being established as a state, the Seminoles, a native tribe composed of refugees from Alabama and Georgia intermingling with the Native population, faces more and more encounters with settlers eager to live in the Florida sunshine. It is up to the stalwart chief, Osceola, to keep the peace and the potential violence at bay. Will even more settlers bring the strife and death that Osceola has worked so hard to prevent?

Other historical personages are: Wildcat, Morning Dew (Osceola's Indian wife), Micanopy, Jumper, Alligator, Billy Bowlegs, Sam Jones, Andrew Jackson, Generals Thompson and Hernandez, Lt. R.H. Peyton, George Catlin, and Dr. Weedon.

Local locations visited or mentioned in the text include Fort Peyton, Fort Marion (Castillo de San Marcos), and the old slave market.

This book includes a graphic slave auction, and at least one attempted rape scene.
"The book has been adapted from my outdoor drama Seminole, published by the University of Florida press." - Author's Note

Identifier

PS3531 .R248 S46 1954

Access Rights

This item is part of the Circulating Collection and can be checked out with a valid Flagler ID. Non-Flagler affiliates will need to request this book through their local library's Inter-Library Loan program.

Creator

Title

Seminole

Publisher

New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce

Format

Hardcover book

Language

English

Audience

Subject

Historical
Race Relations
Romance

Coverage

Florida Territory

Accrual Method

Donated

Provenance

This is part of the Mr. Samuel Proctor Collection.
~ Professor from University of Florida, no relation to Flagler College's Dr. William L. Proctor, Chancellor Emeritus

Has Format

Available for free on Internet Archive.

References

Gardner, Janette C. An Annotated Bibliography of Florida Fiction, 1801-1980. St. Petersburg, FL: Little Bayou Press, 1983.

McCarthy, Kevin. M. The Book Lover’s Guide to Florida. 1st ed. Sarasota, FL: Pineapple Press, 1992.

Bibliographic Citation

Pratt, Theodore. Seminole. New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1954.

Citation

Theodore Pratt, “Seminole,” St. Augustine Fiction, accessed June 22, 2025, https://staugustinefiction.omeka.net/items/show/223.

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