The Florida War

Pack Up the Plantation

Ch. 13: John Caesar, Black Seminole, Has Business in New Smyrna

Aug 5 • 

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July 2025

Before the Fire

Ch. 12: Big Sugar Crystallizes Black and Seminole Alliance

Jul 25 • 

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Burning New Smyrna

Chapter 11: Let a Rebellion Interrupt Your Beach Day

Jul 8 • 

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June 2025

Osceola Makes his Closing Argument

Chapter 10.5: George Catlin captures the war chief's image and his story

Jun 30 • 

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Death Decree from Big Swamp

Chapter 10: Osceola and Charley Emathla finish their business

Jun 21 • 

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Ambush on the Trail

Chapter 9: Friendly Ghosts Catch Up to Charley

Jun 3 • 

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April 2025

A Man Called Trout?

Chapter 8.5: Creek or Seminole: Will the Real Charley Emathla Please Stand Up

Apr 14 • 

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Removal Splits Seminoles: Charley Emathla's No-Win Choice

Chapter 8: Osceola Becomes an Unlikely Ally

Apr 5 • 

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February 2025

From Sanctuary to Alliance: Black Refugees Transform Seminole Resistance

Chapter 7: The African Roots of an 'Indian War'

Feb 27 • 

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December 2024

Osceola Agrees to Removal

Chapter 6: Jailhouse Conversion - Will It Hold?

Dec 17, 2024 • 

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November 2024

Osceola in Irons

Chapter 5: Wiley Thompson strikes again

Nov 25, 2024 • 

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The Seminoles Won't Go

Chapter 4: America's Indian Removal project looks like a bust

Nov 13, 2024 • 

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