Cover image for Citizens Creek
Title:
Citizens Creek
ISBN:
9781410473936
Edition:
Large print edition.
Physical Description:
669 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
Summary:
Cow Tom, born into slavery in Alabama in 1810 and sold to a Creek Indian chief before his tenth birthday, possessed an extraordinary gift: the ability to master languages. As the new country developed westward, and Indians, settlers, and blacks came into constant contact, Cow Tom became a key translator for his Creek master and was hired out to US military generals. His talent earned him money -- but would it also grant him freedom? And what would become of him and his family in the aftermath of the Civil War and the Indian Removal westward?
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