{"product_id":"the-enduring-seminoles-from-alligator-wrestling-to-casino-gaming-9780813080666","title":"The Enduring Seminoles: From Alligator Wrestling to Casino Gaming","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFlorida Historical Society Harry T. and Harriette V. Moore Award \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA history of the cultural tourism activities of the Florida Seminoles \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn\u003cbr\u003e the early twentieth century, the Florida Seminoles struggled to survive\u003cbr\u003e in an environment altered by the drainage of the Everglades and a \u003cbr\u003edwindling demand for animal hides. This revised and expanded edition of \u003cbr\u003eThe Enduring Seminoles, now updated with a new preface, discusses the \u003cbr\u003ecultural tourism activities of the Seminoles over the decades that \u003cbr\u003efollowed. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy the 1930s almost all of the \u003cbr\u003eFlorida Seminole population was engaged in the tourist market. They \u003cbr\u003eparticipated in fairs and expositions in Chicago, New York, and Canada. \u003cbr\u003eIn large commercial Seminole villages in Miami and Ocala, they sewed \u003cbr\u003ebrightly colored patchwork, wrestled alligators, and opened their \u003cbr\u003epalm-frond chickees to the public. Their exhibition economy provided \u003cbr\u003eincome for families, and today, the Seminole Tribe of Florida and the \u003cbr\u003eMiccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida promote their tourist activities \u003cbr\u003eto worldwide markets. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on interviews \u003cbr\u003ewith many Seminoles and extending to the Seminole Tribe's purchase of \u003cbr\u003ethe Hard Rock Café business in 2007, \u003cem\u003eThe Enduring Seminoles\u003c\/em\u003e provides a colorful social and economic history of an unconquered people. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patsy West\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Florida\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/19\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.46d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813080666\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePatsy West, director of the Seminole\/Miccosukee Photographic Archive in Fort Lauderdale, writes a regular history column for the \u003ci\u003eSeminole Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, the Seminole tribal newspaper.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University Press of Florida","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43467009097843,"sku":"9.78081E+12","price":26.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_cbfd46ab-7d6d-4835-a5a6-1a21cc8f59d3.jpg?v=1755001024","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-enduring-seminoles-from-alligator-wrestling-to-casino-gaming-9780813080666","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}