History of the Third Seminole War, 1849–1858

This definitive account of the final war between the US government and Florida’s Seminole tribe “brings to life a conflict that is largely ignored” ( San Francisco Book Review ). Spanning a period of over forty years (1817–1858), the three Seminole Wars were America’s longest, costliest, and deadliest Indian wars, surpassing the more famous ones fought in the West. After an uneasy peace following the conclusion of the second Seminole War in 1842, a series of hostile events, followed by a string