Osceola - in Literature

In Literature

  • Light a Distant Fire (1988) by Lucia St. Clair Robson
  • In the Wilds of Florida: A Tale of Warfare and Hunting (1880) by William Henry G. Kingston.
  • Freedom Land: A Novel by Martin L. Marcus. In Marcus's story, Osceola is born Billy Powell, the son of a respected British officer and his Creek consort.
  • Osceola (1858) by Thomas Mayne Reid.
  • Nature Girl, by novelist Carl Hiaasen gives an abbreviated history of Osceola's capture and imprisonment.
  • The Patriot Chiefs (1993) A Chronicle of American Indian Resistance-page 177
  • Captive by Heather Graham (1996) A historical fiction romance novel which features Osceola as one of the main protagonists.
  • War Chief of the Seminoles (1954) by May McNeer. Part of the Landmark Books series for children.
  • Osceola, Häuptling der Seminole-Indianer (1963) by Ernie Hearting, poignant novel in German based on historical sources.
  • Osceola His Capture and Seminole Legends (2010) by William Ryan, Old Kings Road Press, Flagler Beach Florida. New information on white flag capture site south of St. Augustine FL on Old Kings Road, new image of Osceola wife and son, based on historical sources, includes photographs and maps of locations.
  • Osceola was an early pen name used by Danish author, Karen Blixen ("Out of Africa", "Seven Gothic Tales", "Winter's Tales", et al.) who also published under the better known nom de plume, Isak Dinesen.

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