The Free and The Dead

The page-turning and revelatory true story of America’s disastrous 1835 attack on the Seminoles in pre-statehood Florida, and the two men—a Black American and a renowned indigenous warrior—who fought back for their homes and freedom , from the author of “eye-opening marvel of a book” (Alexander Rose, New York Times bestselling author ) 12 Seconds of Silence . From 1817 to 1858, a series of conflicts known as the Seminole Wars took place between the United States and the tribes of Florida as they