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She Sang Promise: The Story of Betty Mae Jumper, Seminole Tribal Leader, 9781426305924
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Betty Mae Tiger Jumper, a Seminole woman, born in 1923, grows up in the Everglades. She walks the line of an outsider since her mother is native and her father is white, and the tribe cannot fully accept her at first. Ultimately she becomes the first Native American woman elected tribal leader in North America.

She Sang Promise: The Story of Betty Mae Jumper, Seminole Tribal Leader

the story of betty mae jumper, seminole tribal leader

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    48 pages

  • Release Date

    9 March 2010

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Summary

"She Sang Promise" is the compelling and inspiring story of Betty Mae Tiger Jumper, one of modern America‘s first female elected tribal leader. With its lyrical, poetic text, and rich, vibrant illustration, this is a book to charm and amaze young readers. Betty Mae Tiger Jumper was born in 1923, the daughter of a Seminole woman and a white man. She grew up in the Everglades under dark clouds of distrust among her tribe who could not accept her at first. As a child of a mixed…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781426305924
ISBN-10:1426305923
Author:Jan Godown Annino
Publisher:National Geographic Society
Imprint:National Geographic Society
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:48
Release Date:9 March 2010
Weight:408g
Dimensions:9mm x 276mm x 222mm
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About The Author

Jan Godown Annino

J.G. Annino is a journalist and writer, whose previous books include Florida’s Famous Animals and Scenic Driving Florida. She lives in Tallahassee, FL. Lisa Desimini studied at the School of Visual Arts in New York. She has written and illustrated numerous children’s books. She lives in New York, NY.

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