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She sang promise [electronic resource] : the story of Betty Mae Jumper, Seminole tribal leader / by Jan Godown Annino ; illustrated by Lisa Desimini ; afterword by Moses Jumper, Jr.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublication details: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2010.Description: 1 online resource (33, [7] p.) : ill. (chiefly col.), col. mapsISBN:
  • 9781426305924
  • 1426305923
  • 9781426305931
  • 1426305931
Other title:
  • Story of Betty Mae Jumper, Seminole tribal leader
  • Betty Mae Jumper, Seminole tribal leader
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: She sang promise.DDC classification:
  • 975.9004/973859 22
LOC classification:
  • E99.S28 J863 2010eb
Online resources: Awards:
  • Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2011
Summary: 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 marriage, she walked the line as a constant outsider. Growing up poor and isolated, she only discovered the joys of reading and writing at age 14. An iron will and sheer determination led her to success, and she returned to her people as a qualified nurse. When her husband was too sick to go to his alligator wrestling tourist job, gutsy Betty Mae climbed right into the alligator pit! Storyteller, journalist, and community activist, Betty Mae Jumper was a voice for her people, ultimately becoming the first female elected Seminole tribal leader.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [39]).

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2011

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 marriage, she walked the line as a constant outsider. Growing up poor and isolated, she only discovered the joys of reading and writing at age 14. An iron will and sheer determination led her to success, and she returned to her people as a qualified nurse. When her husband was too sick to go to his alligator wrestling tourist job, gutsy Betty Mae climbed right into the alligator pit! Storyteller, journalist, and community activist, Betty Mae Jumper was a voice for her people, ultimately becoming the first female elected Seminole tribal leader.

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