The enduring Seminoles : from alligator wrestling to casino gambling / Patsy West ; foreword by Gary R. Mormino and Raymond Arsenault.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

West, Patsy, 1947-

Series:

Florida history and culture series

The Florida history and culture series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mikasuki Indians--Economic conditions.

Mikasuki Indians.

Seminole Indians--Economic conditions.

Seminole Indians.

Mikasuki Indians--Ethnic identity.

Seminole Indians--Ethnic identity.

Tourism--Florida.

Tourism.

Ethnicity.

Economic conditions.

Florida.

Physical Description:

xvi, 158 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.

Edition:

Revised and expanded edition.

Other Title:

Subtitle on cover: From alligator wrestling to casino gaming

Place of Publication:

Gainesville : University Press of Florida, 2008.

Summary:

Early in this century, the Florida Seminoles struggled to survive in an environment altered by the drainage of the Everglades and a dwindling demand for animal hides. This revised and expanded edition is the only book available on the cultural tourism activities of an Indian tribe.

Often told in the words of the many Seminoles interviewed for this book, this is a tale of unbelievable success against all odds as the Seminoles went from abject poverty to striking the first major international deal by a tribe with the purchase of the Hard Rock Cate in 2006.

Contents:

The end of an era

The beginnings of an industry

The business of hype

The statistics of an exhibition economy

Traditions on exhibition

Saurians and Seminoles

Commercial wares

Expositions, fairs, and failures

Media chiefs, politicians, and councilmen

Off-season economics

The opposition

The i:laponathli: as hosts

Seminole tourism comes of age

Tourism rocks.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [129]-143) and index.

ISBN:

9780813032139

081303213X

OCLC:

154704868