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About The Book: Kate Dickinson Sweetser, the author of "Ten Boys from History", provides insights on seven renowned Indian leaders, namely Powhatan, Osceola, Sequoyah, King Philip, Joseph, Sitting Bull, and Pontiac. Powhatan was the emperor of thirty tribes, Osceola was the war-chief of the Seminoles, Sequoyah was known as the Cherokee Cadmus, King Philip was the hero of the Wampanoags, Joseph was a patriot of the Nez Perces, Sitting Bull was the medicine-man of the Sioux, and Pontiac was a conspirator of the Ottawas. About The Author: Kate Dickinson Sweetser (1870–1939) was an American author known in her time for writing juvenile fiction and compilations. She was born in New York City to Charles H. and Mary N. Sweetser. Her great-grandfather, Samuel Dickinson, was one of the founders of Amherst College in Massachusetts; she was also the cousin of poet Emily Dickinson. George Alfred Williams (1875-1932) was lived in New Jersey, Maine. George Williams is known for Illustrator, genre, landscape, figure.