Seminole Views: A Postcard Panorama of America's Only Unconquered Tribe [Hardcover]

Emmett H. L. Snellings (Author, Illustrator), Jr. (Author, Illustrator), photographer (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 8, 2008

Winner of the Gold Medal for Design in the Florida Book Awards competition for books published in 2008, Seminole Views is a full color, hardcover (with jacket) coffee table book that features old Seminole postcards (some 100 years old), as well as modern photographs of and interviews with members of the Seminole Tribe in Florida. The book covers: Seminole historical background, Seminoloe Wars and warriors, Seminole historical figures, Black Seminoles, Seminole housing, traditional Seminole food, Seminole clothing and style, Seminole transportation, The Everglades, Traditional Seminole medicine, Seminole religious customs, Seminole legends, tourism, Seminole crafts, Seminole children, Education, and the cattle business. Complete with references and an index.

Editorial Reviews

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Seminole Views...It's a jewel -- not just for historians or anthropologists or folklorists, but for anyone who wishes to take a fascinating excursion into the past of one of America's least known Native American tribes...Snellings has accomplished a monumental task, and I salute him...This book will be like a fine wine -- it will become more valuable as it ages. It just might be the only one in which Seminoles talk about themselves in the first person -- stories told by them, not by someone else. --Patrick D. Smith, author of A Land Remembered

About the Author

Emmett H. L. Snellings, Jr., received his master's degree from George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, in 1993. Upon the acceptance of his master's thesis, a new genre in literature was established -- the environmental/historical novel. The text used to establish this was Patrick Smith s novel, A Land Remembered. His thesis is on record with the Nobel Library in Stockholm, Sweden. During the last thirty years Emmett has had many articles and papers, on a wide variety of subjects, published in various publications throughout the United States. Interested in Native American culture since he was a boy, Emmett sought to promote their uniqueness with Seminole Views.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 229 pages
• Publisher: Rainbow Books, Inc.; 1st edition (February 8, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1568251017
• ISBN-13: 978-1568251011
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,867,700 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Surprising insight into a secretive Indian tribe, November 30, 2007

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Richard A. Barnard (Oakland Park, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Seminole Views: A Postcard Panorama of America's Only Unconquered Tribe (Hardcover)

I was amazed at the many personal insights of members of the tribe themselves. Many bits and pieces of history and tribal stories fleshed out a great blank spot in my understanding of the Seminole people. I continue to find new gems of insight everytime I leaf through the book. Well done!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Cimarron or Seminole it means the same., April 29, 2009

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This review is from: Seminole Views: A Postcard Panorama of America's Only Unconquered Tribe (Hardcover)

The proper name for the Native Americans in Florida is Miccosukee. The name 'Seminole' is an English mispronounciation of the Spanish word 'Cimarron.' This Spanish word Cimarron was the term used for the Spanish slaves who had escaped from their so-called masters and went into the interior of Florida. They formed an alliance with the members of the Miccosukee tribes. In some instances, there were intermarriages between the Cimarrons and the Miccosukees. When the United States of America (USA) separated from England, many of the slaves in the southern states (i.e. S. Carolina, Georgia etc)heard about free people of African descent living in the Spanish colony of Florida. A large number of them made their way to Florida. The USA government became frustrated because the Spanish authorities were not really interested in rounding up their runaway slaves and sending them back to the USA. This eventually led to what was called the 'Seminole Wars.' The first military act was while Spain still controlled Florida. The later wars were after Florida became a part of the USA. Read the books The Exiles Of Florida and The Black Seminole Legacy and North American Politics, 1693-1845

5.0 out of 5 stars Great historical book!, December 1, 2010

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This review is from: Seminole Views: A Postcard Panorama of America's Only Unconquered Tribe (Hardcover)

This is a great book for anyone interested in the Florida Seminoles. I really enjoyed looking at all the old postcards and the history behind the card. I collect Seminole postcards and Mr. Snelling has done a wonderful job of identifying the subjects. This book has been added to our Library History room.