{"product_id":"9780813080666-the-enduring-seminoles","title":"The Enduring Seminoles","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom Alligator Wrestling to Casino Gaming\u003cbr\u003eIn the early twentieth century, the Florida Seminoles struggled to survive in an environment altered by the drainage of the Everglades and a dwindling demand for animal hides. This revised edition of \u003cem\u003eThe Enduring Seminoles\u003c\/em\u003e, now with a new preface, discusses the cultural tourism activities of the Seminoles over the decades that followed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFlorida Historical Society Harry T. and Harriette V. Moore Award \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA history of the cultural tourism activities of the Florida Seminoles \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn  the early twentieth century, the Florida Seminoles struggled to survive  in an environment altered by the drainage of the Everglades and a  dwindling demand for animal hides. This revised and expanded edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Enduring Seminoles\u003c\/i\u003e, now updated with a new preface, discusses the  cultural tourism activities of the Seminoles over the decades that  followed. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy the 1930s almost all of the  Florida Seminole population was engaged in the tourist market. They  participated in fairs and expositions in Chicago, New York, and Canada.  In large commercial Seminole villages in Miami and Ocala, they sewed  brightly colored patchwork, wrestled alligators, and opened their  palm-frond chickees to the public. Their exhibition economy provided  income for families, and today, the Seminole Tribe of Florida and the  Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida promote their tourist activities  to worldwide markets. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on interviews  with many Seminoles and extending to the Seminole Tribe’s purchase of  the Hard Rock Café business in 2006, \u003cem\u003eThe Enduring Seminoles\u003c\/em\u003e provides a colorful social and economic history of an unconquered people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56057616138614,"sku":"9780813080666","price":19.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_38148084_88b19166-e522-46fe-bb64-612072607457.jpg?v=1763752895","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780813080666-the-enduring-seminoles","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}