The Boast of the Seminole

Set during the 2nd Seminole War (1835-1842) at Ft. Brooke (present-day Tampa), Sergeant Munro is accused of stealing money and discharged from the Army. With his son, Billy, and a Seminole friend, the Sergeant tracks down the villain who framed him. The three travel throughout south, central, and northeast Florida meeting historical figures in both the Seminole tribe and the US Army. The author's descriptions of the flora, fauna, and geography indicate some knowledge of old Florida (except Cowford as the original name of Jacksonville).

Local locations visited or mentioned in the text include the Governor's House (Governor's House Cultural Center and Museum).

SPECIAL PZ7 .L26 1930

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The Boast of the Seminole

Boston: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Company

Hardcover book

English
Contains non-English words in Italics, but they are not in Muskogee/Muscogee (language of the Creeks and Seminoles) or Cherokee online dictionaries. According to Google translate they are a combination of words from Eastern European and Asian/Pacific Islander, or made-up words.

Action or Adventure
Historical
Race Relations
Youth

Florida Territory

Purchased

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

Mason, Walter Scott. The People of Florida as Portrayed in American Fiction. Nashville, TN: George Peabody College for Teachers, 1949.

Lange, Dietrich. The Boast of the Seminole. Boston: Lothrop, Lee & Shephard Co., 1930.