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The Defenders: Osceola, Tecumseh and Cochise
The Defenders Osceola Tecumseh and Cochise Author:Ann McGovern The odds were against them. Three men. They lived in different parts of North America, at different moments in American history. But each was a defender of his people's right to stay on the land that had always been theirs. OSCEOLA led the Seminoles into battle in the swamps of Florida. TECUMSEH and the Shawnees fought the white intruders in... more » the Indiana Territory, COCHISE and the Apaches battled the enemy in the Southwest. Each was determined to keep the white men from taking any more Indian land.« less
Vanessa V. (Vanna) reviewed The Defenders: Osceola, Tecumseh and Cochise on
We learned a lot about Native Americans from the Florida region -- their hardships and triumphs as they resisted being driven off their land. An informative read aloud for the family.