The Second Seminole War and the limits of American aggression /
Monaco, C. S.,1950-author.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-279) and index.
Part I. Genesis of the war -- Treaties and reservations -- Seminoles, slaves and Maroons -- Part II. War of Indian removal -- "It came with the suddenness of the whirlwind" -- The United States responds -- "Sacrifice of national honor" -- The last pitched battles -- "Never ending, still beginning war" -- Part III. Health, medicine and the environment -- Malarial sword and shield -- Land of darkness and shadows -- Part IV. The war and "the national mind" -- Osceola as settler-colonial icon -- Bloodhounds, abolitionists and freedom fighters -- Epilogue.
Seminole War, 2nd (1835-1842)
Seminole War, 2nd, 1835-1842.