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Traveling Florida's Seminole Trail, a complete guide to Seminole Indian historic and cultural sites, Doug Alderson

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Traveling Florida's Seminole Trail, a complete guide to Seminole Indian historic and cultural sites, Doug Alderson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-190)

Illustrations

illustrationsmapsphotographs

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Traveling Florida's Seminole Trail

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1263818224

Responsibility statement

Doug Alderson

Sub title

a complete guide to Seminole Indian historic and cultural sites

Summary

"Whether you start your journey down the Seminole Trail as an armchair adventurer or seek to visit the sites in person, this unique guide will give greater understanding to the prominent role of Seminole Indians in the place we call Florida. Visit the old Negro Fort site in the Panhandle, the Alachua Savannah near Gainesville, the Dade Battlefield in Bushnell, the Smallwood Store in the Ten Thousand Islands, Indian Key in the Florida Keys, and the destroyed sugar plantations near St. Augustine, and so much more." -- Back cover

Table Of Contents

Clearing the way: Mission San Luis -- The Alachua Savannah: profile of a Seminole village -- Dreams of freedom: Negro Fort -- At the crossroads: San Marcos de Apalache -- War's beginning: Dade Battlefield -- Protecting the bridge: Fort Foster -- Sugar mill blues: Bulow Ruins -- The great escape: Fort Marion -- Florida's Pickett's charge: Battle of Okeechobee -- Night raid! Indian Key -- Other Seminole war sites -- Emerging into the twentieth century: Smallwood Store and Stranahan House -- The rise of tourism -- Everglades home -- Touching Seminole ways at Big Cypress -- Casinos and rock-and-roll

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