This book, in its first part, gives some account of the earlier years of the Seminole history. In the second part the reader is introduced to the later and present state of things and facts regarding them.

In the third part is found the vocabulary—a number of Seminole words, phrases and names, with their interpretation into our own tongue.

This little book is given to the world in the hope that it will be found both interesting and valuable to many readers.

R. Braden Moore.

CONTENTS

[PART FIRST]
PAGE
Facts of the Earlier Days[1]
Origin of Troubles[6]
Efforts at Indian Removal[11]
The Massacre of General Thompson and of Dade’s Forces[15]
A Dishonored Treaty[19]
As-se-ho-lar, The Rising Sun, or Osceola[21]
Osceola’s Capture[26]
The Hidden War Camp[30]
Wild Cat and General Worth[33]
Indian Warfare[38]
“Dat Seminole Treaty Dinner”[41]
[PART SECOND]
The Present Condition and Attitude of the Seminoles[53]
National Indian Association, Its Work, and Its Results, Episcopal Mission[65]
The Friends of the Florida Seminoles[68]
Our Duty to These Wards of the Nation[76]
Chieftain Tallahassee[79]
Increasing[84]
Appearance and Dress[87]
Independence and Honor[90]
The Seminole’s Unwritten Verdict of the White Race[93]
Endurance and Feasts[95]
The Hunting Dance[100]
Slavery[106]
Hannah[107]
Unwritten Laws[108]
Gens and Marriage[114]
Beauty and Music[116]
Relationship to the Aztecs and Eastern Tribes[118]
Seminoles at Home—The Everglades[126]
Alligator Hunting[139]
Bear Hunting with the Seminoles[142]
Captain Tom Tiger (Mic-co-Tus-te-nug-ge)[148]
Nancy Osceola[154]
Billy Bowlegs[155]
Religion[162]
Brought Back[168]
Mounds[169]
Picture Writing[171]
Medicine[172]
Abiding Words of Beauty[174]
Conclusion[179]
[SUPPLEMENT]
The Least Known Wilderness of America[185]
The Land of the Seminole[187]
Crossing the Everglades by Aeroplane[190]
Everglade Geyser[192]
Seminole History Reviewed[194]
The 1917 Land Bill[199]
A Visit to a Seminole Camp[204]
Visitors from the Everglades[207]
Stem-o-la-kee[214]
Home and Religion[223]
Seminole Incidents[224]
Messages from the Everglades[227]
Seminoles First Suffragists[229]
Osceola—the Garibaldi of the Seminoles[231]
Shall Osceola’s Bones Be Removed?[234]
A Bronze Statue in the Everglades[236]
The Pocahontas of Florida[242]
[VOCABULARY]
Introduction to Vocabulary[253]
Words Regarding Persons[255]
Parts of the Body[256]
Dress and Ornaments[258]
Dwellings, Implements, etc.[260]
Food[264]
Colors[265]
Numerals[265]
Divisions of Time[266]
Animals, Parts of Body, etc.[268]
Birds[269]
Fish and Reptiles[270]
Insects[271]
Plants[272]
The Firmament, Physical Phenomena, etc.[273]
Kinship[274]
Verbs, Phrases, Sentences[274]
Indian Names of Some Present Seminoles[279]
Rhythmical Names of Some Florida Rivers and Towns[280]

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

PAGE
Hoke-ti-chee, “Little Girl with the Bright Eyes”[Frontispiece]
Florida Indians Carrying Their Crops to the Storehouse[6]
An Indian Retreat During the Seminole War[16]
Micanopy[20]
One of the Last Seminole Battle Grounds[24]
Osceola[30]
Martha Jane, “Bandanna Mammy”[42]
A Seminole Dwelling[60]
A Seminole Camp-fire[70]
Chieftain Tallahassee[76]
A Seminole Group of the Tallahassee Band[86]
Chief Tallahassee, Martha Tiger, She Yo Hee, Tommy Hill and Milakee[90]
Billy Bowlegs and Tommy Doctor[98]
Hannah, the Only Remaining Slave of the Seminoles[108]
A Picturesque Group[114]
An Enchanting Study of the Younger Generation[122]
Seminoles on the Miami River[130]
Tiger Tail[140]
Indian Mode of Hunting Alligators in Florida[144]
Captain Tom Tiger[148]
The Indian’s Hunting Ground[150]
A Section of a Saw Grass Swamp[156]
Hi-e-tee, Captain Tom Tiger, Ho-ti-yee and “Little Tiger”[164]
Dr. Jimmie Tustanogee with His Two Wives and the Children[168]
Billy Buster, Tommy Hill, Tallahassee and Charlie Peacock[172]
The Wild Heron in Domestication[176]
The White Plumed Egret in a Florida Yard[180]
Coacoochee[188]
Latest Photograph of Billy Bowlegs[192]
Billy Bowlegs and His Sister[194]
Osceola, the Napoleon of the Seminoles[200]
Billy Bowlegs Photographed While Visiting the Author[202]