Osceola the Seminole; or, The Red Fawn of the Flower Land

"Osceola the Seminole; or, The Red Fawn of the Flower Land" by Captain Mayne Reid is a story set in a turbulent time, showing the life of Osceola, a leader among the Seminole people, amid battles for land and tradition in the American South. From a young boy named George Randolph, who is part Native American, we see Florida's beautiful nature and the sad situation of the Seminoles, who were pushed off their land. George's childhood on a plantation shows the complex relationships between people who own slaves and those who are enslaved, and problems like the dangerous tension between Yellow Jake and Black Jake hint at bigger ideas about staying true, being betrayed, and fighting to live in a world that's quickly changing.