Anonymous Reviewer: Osceola and the Great Seminole War by Thom Hatch

Thom Hatch might be the best author on Native American history writing today. His works have hit on just about every major figure in the pantheon and few you’ve not heard of to boot. This offering leaves the read a little wanting for more information about Osceola himself and a little less on the army sent to capture, but this is an inherent problem in writing about a figure from cultures with strong oral traditions. Writing a book on say Stonewall Jackson and his time hunting Osceola, you’ll drown in a seas of written resources. Bring a thimble, however, for written on the Seminoles of the period. That’s not to say there are not any, but they are limited, making Hatch’s job hard. Nevertheless, the story tells and gives the read insight on the only Native American war chief to fight the American Army to a standstill.