Osceola His Capture and Seminole Legends — William Ryan

Osceola, the great Seminole War leader, was captured by the U.S. army on Old Kings Road in Florida in 1835. He was meeting under a white flag of truce. His capture under a white flag was debated in Congress, the Court of England and capitols throughout the world. This book tells the story of the great Seminole leader in the first person, from an Indian point of view. Osceola speaks to you of his life as a boy, being chased across Florida during the First Seminole War, his new life in south Florida, and the events that brought him into the Second Seminole war as a great leader.This well researched historical fiction account reveals much that is new including what may be a new portrait of his wife and son. Author William Ryan is a director of the Flagler County Florida historical society and has traced historic Old Kings Road constructed prior to the American Revolution. He has written four books of events on this Colonial era roadway that figured heavily in the life of Osceola including:
"The Search for Old Kings Road"
"I am Grey Eyes"
"Bulow Gold"
Osceola His Capture and Seminole Legends reflects the Indian point of view rarely offered in an historical account.