The Warrior by Frank G. Slaughter

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


This book was given to me by my good friend Whitey Markle. He knew I was a fan of Slaughter’s Florida history books and I didn’t have this one. This one covers the time of the Seminole Indian War along the Ocklawaha River and includes a fictional story with a good deal of what is believed known to have actually to have occurred during the crucial time of the war where Osceola and Seminoles had their major battle with the US military. A few names were changed, but Micanopy, Alligator, Morning Dew, Cooacoochee, Thomas Jesup, etc. are all included. Slaughter well depicts each character as is known about them in real life.

Slaughter takes the history believed to have occurred and, as he has done in so many of his books, strips in a love story and other melodrama to create a compelling book that generally teaches the history and great to read.

At times Slaughter seems to get bogged down and overwrites parts. I’ve found he’s done this in other books. Seems an editor might have stepped in about this. Problem might be that, though over done, the writing is still so superior, it’s hard to request an edit.
Another issue are some glaring inaccuracies. In that this is fiction and Slaughter is trying to create a readable, fictional tale for the general public, that is his trap door to escape out of.

Bottom line: I recommend this book. 8 out of 10 points.



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