The Second Seminole War and the limits of American aggression / C. S. Monaco.
| Author/creator | Monaco, C. S., 1950- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2018] |
| Description | xii, 289 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Part I. Genesis of the war -- Treaties and reservations -- Seminoles, slaves and Maroons -- Part II. War of Indian removal -- "It came with the suddenness of the whirlwind" -- The United States responds -- "Sacrifice of national honor" -- The last pitched battles -- "Never ending, still beginning war" -- Part III. Health, medicine and the environment -- Malarial sword and shield -- Land of darkness and shadows -- Part IV. The war and "the national mind" -- Osceola as settler-colonial icon -- Bloodhounds, abolitionists and freedom fighters -- Epilogue. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-279) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2017025726 |
| ISBN | 9781421424811 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1421424819 (hardcover : alk. paper) |