History of the Second Seminole War 1835-1842 / John K. Mahon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mahon, John K., author.

Series:

Florida and the Caribbean Open Books Series.

Florida and the Caribbean Open Books Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Seminole War, 2nd, 1835-1842.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 pages) : illustrations, map.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Gainesville, Florida : LibraryPress@UF, 2017.

Summary:

By the third decade of the 19th century the growing American nation had expanded so far into the Florida peninsula that in 1832 a group of Seminole tribal chiefs accepted the terms of a treaty which provided for the removal of their tribes to the West. Wiley Thompson was appointed to supervise the migration.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright

Series Page

Dedication

Frontispiece

Contents

Illustrations

Preface to 1985 Reprint

Preface

1. Origins of the Seminoles

2. The First Seminole War

3. Moultrie Creek

4. The 1820's

5. Payne's Landing and Fort Gibson

6. Conflict

7. The Antagonists

8. Winfield Scott

9. Richard Keith Call

10. Thomas Sidney Jesup

11. Okeechobee

12. Conclusion of Jesup's Command

13. Zachary Taylor

14. Walker Keith Armistead

15. William Jenkins Worth

16. Conclusion

Notes

Appendix

Annotated Bibliography

Index

Map of Florida.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

CC BY-NC-SA

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBC, viewed December 13, 2017).

ISBN:

9781947372269

1947372262

Publisher Number:

https://doi.org/10.1086/ahr/74.2.726