The plot follows Tom through his marriage, his family's removal, their resettlement in the Territory, and his becoming the first black Creek chief.
Money that Yargee will allow Tom to save towards the day he will have enough to buy himself. Chief Yargee is persuaded and rents Tom as a linguister to the Army for $350. Tom is determined to go so that he can look for his mother even though she has been gone for years. His first adventure begins when the Army approaches Chief Yargee for Creek warriors to help in rounding up Seminoles for Removal. Tom's mother had been kidnapped by Seminoles who had come to Alabama for that purpose. Not only was Tom good with cows, he was good with languages too and became an interpreter, or linguister, for the chief. Show More black child owned by a Creek chief prior to the Removal (also known as the Trail of Tears).
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