Those of Distant Campfires: The Unconquered Seminoles

Follow this captivating historical account of the Seminoles from an ancient Florida of some 30 million years ago when it existed only as a few sandy islands in the Gulf of Mexico. Continue on through the Seminole Wars and on to a modern day Florida boasting a highly successful 21st Century Florida Seminole population. Explore how the Paleoindians the first Native Americans who were possibly Florida’s first “snowbirds” lived. Examine the devastating effects of the European arrival on the Native populations. See how the Seminoles adapted culturally to Florida and how they lived so harmoniously with nature. Take a look at the role of the Seminole chiefs and black Seminoles in the three Seminole Wars. Empathize with the wrenching and unnecessary removal of many of the Florida Seminoles to “Indian Territory.”Discover the fascinating facts behind the three Seminole Wars. Property was not the real issue behind these Wars…SLAVERY was the root cause. Come with Dr. Towers on a journey that will take you through the trials tribulations and triumphs of these proud and unconquered people.“Through our own recovered innocence we discern the innocence of our neighbors.” Henry David Thoreau Walden 1 Spring.