Table of Contents
List of Illustrations vii
Introduction William S. Belko 1
1 So in Fear of Both the Indians and the Americans Susan Richbourg Parker 25
2 King Payne and His Policies: A Framework for Understanding the Diplomacy of the Seminoles of La Chua, 1784-1812 James Cusick 41
3 Epilogue to the War of 1812: The Monroe Administration, American Anglophobia, and the First Seminole War William S. Belko 54
4 Mr. Rhea's Missing Letter and the First Seminole War David S. Heidler Jeanne T. Heidler 103
5 Strategy, Operations, and Tactics in the Second Seminole War, 1835-1842 Joe Knetsch 128
6 Seminole Strategy, 1812-1858: A Prospectus for Further Research Samuel Watson 155
7 "It is a negro, not an Indian war": Southampton, St. Domingo, and the Second Seminole War Matthew Clavin 181
8 South Carolina Volunteers in the Second Seminole War: A Nullifier Debacle as Prelude to the Palmetto State Gubernatorial Election of 1836 James M. Denham Canter Brown Jr. 209
9 Forgotten Struggle: The Second Creek War in West Florida, 1837-1854 Brian Rucker 237
For Further Reading 261
List of Contributors 267
Index 271