Seminole: A Drama of the Florida Indian

**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.**

This play starts with Juan Ponce de Leon discovering Florida before jumping to Florida 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 keep 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 included are: Juan Ponce de Leon, Micanopy, Charley Emathla, Billy Bowlegs, Alligator, Jumper, Sam Jones, Tiger Tail, Wildcat, Morning Dew, Generals Thompson and Hernandez, Lt. R. H. Peyton, and Dr. Weedon.

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

There is a scene where a baby is killed to save the adults.

This play was later adapted into a novel by the same name in 1954.

PS3531 .R248 S4 1953

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Seminole: A Drama of the Florida Indian

Gainesville: University of Florida Press

Paperback book

English

Historical
Play or Opera
Race Relations

Pre-St. Augustine
Florida Territory

Donated

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

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

Pratt, Theodore. Seminole: A Drama of the Florida Indian. Gainesville: University of Gainesville Press, 1953.