{"product_id":"alachua-ambush-bloody-battles-of-the-2nd-seminole-war-paperback","title":"Alachua Ambush: Bloody Battles of the 2nd Seminole War - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristopher D. Kimball\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNever before published letters and accounts of Florida's Second Seminole War bring to life the bloodiest battles and events. For a long time, the mistaken belief was that the last battle was on Lake Okeechobee on Christmas Day 1837. How wrong that is  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaptain Gabriel Rains tests land mines on the Seminole warriors near Fort King, and they hit back with a bloody battle where he is nearly killed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Sanderson was a veteran of the War of 1812. An enlisted man promoted to lieutenant with recommendations of all the officers in the regiment. His experience proved no match against a deadly ambush.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMrs. Montgomery was 19 years old and daughter of the richest businessman in Cincinnati. She took a Sunday ride out of Fort Micanopy to her death that was reported around the country.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMiccosukee war leader Coacoochee has an epic victory party on a plantation near St. Augustine. Army Dragoons attempt to track him but run into a dead-end in the swamp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSlaves George and Joe are put on trial in St. Augustine for supplying gunpowder to the Indians.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Seminole matriarch \"Old Betsy\" bravely negotiates with the soldiers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll these stories are straight from letters and army reports in 1840, and many have never been published.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 294\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.62 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 02, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51792171106592,"sku":"9781087808208","price":21.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4a0478df5c38685229d0b5d041651694.webp?v=1780695711","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/alachua-ambush-bloody-battles-of-the-2nd-seminole-war-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}