Osceola (Paperback or Softback)

Perry Thompson is sent down to the Big Cypress swamp to interview Billie Osceola who is reportedly 183 years old. During this process he learns from the Indian point of view about the history of Florida. He also falls for Billie's daughter, Angela, who is a high school student. See how the Indians carved out a living in what most would consider an uninhabitable environment.

Perry Thompson, a student at Florida State University, is sent down to the Big Cypress swamp to interview the 183 year old Billie Osceola, the son of the great chief Osceola. In the process he sees how the Indians carved out a living in what would seem an uninhabitable environment. He also falls in love with Billie's daughter, Angela, who is a high school student and eventually marries her. Billie Osceola becomes the sole proprietor of the fountain of youth that halts the aging process as long as one drinks from it every day. See how Perry responds to these situations and in the process learns how the Seminoles of today live and work in the Big Cypress.

Thom Weekley was born in 1948 in Leesburg, Florida. After thirty-four years as a teacher, he retired and worked at a hardware store for a year before retiring from that. He lives with his wife, Linda, and his cat Bryndl in the same house he grew up in. He enjoys photography and is a Mason and a Shriner. Thom has published two other novels, Monkey Island and The Button. He hopes to re-publish Iniquity and Grace by the first of the year. They can be found at Amazon.com and Barnes and Nobles.com. Many of the events in Osceola are real, but some names have been changed to protect the innocent.