Seminole Indians are a tiny portion, numbering only in the thousands, of Florida's overall present population of almost twenty million, yet these people have made a significant impact on the state's history and psyche. History reveals that for many years the Seminoles were downtrodden, and most of them were removed from Florida. But we can honor these people today by exploring the sites that reveal their history. This guide along the Great Florida Seminole Trail leads you from north to south to sites that are intriguing to visit today. The Trail begins at the beautiful Apalachee Mission in Tallahassee. The Apalachees predated the Seminoles, but they paved the way for their native brethren to arrive in Florida from farther north. The Trail then leads south to Paynes Prairie near Gainesville, where an early band of Seminoles lived and prospered. The history of this area uncovers the Seminole alliance with escaped blackslaves.

The trail then winds through sites from the Seminole Wars including Dade Battlefield near Tampa to the Okeechobee Battlefield in the Everglades and on down to Indian Key. More modern sites include the Smallwood Store in the west Everglades, the Billie Swamp Safari in the Big Cypress, and, of course, the gambling casinos in Tampa, Hollywood, and near Miami. Book jacket.