The enduring Seminoles : from alligator wrestling to ecotourism / Patsy West.
The enduring Seminoles : from alligator wrestling to ecotourism / Patsy West.
The enduring Seminoles : from alligator wrestling to ecotourism / Patsy West.
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Publisher
Gainesville : University Press of Florida, c1998.
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N330.9759/1
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Language
English
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Physical content
xvi, 150 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Contents
Foreword / Raymond Arsenault and Gary Mormino -- 1. The End of an Era -- 2. The Beginnings of an Industry -- 3. The Business of Hype -- 4. The Statistics of an Exhibition Economy -- 5. Traditions on Exhibition -- 6. Saurians and Seminoles -- 7. Commercial Wares -- 8. Expositions, Fairs, and Failures...
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Publisher
Gainesville : University Press of Florida, c1998.
Place of Publication
Florida
Date Published
c1998.
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Summary
Early in this century, the Native Americans known as the Florida Seminoles struggled to survive in an environment altered by the drainage of the Everglades and a dwindling demand for hides. Patsy West describes how they turned to tourism and discovered another marketable commodity - their own culture. Though their exhibition economy originally was...
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The enduring Seminoles : from alligator wrestling to ecotourism / Patsy West.
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Author / Creator
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General note
The Florida history and culture series.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [121]-135) and index.
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Date Copyright
c1998.
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N330.9759/1
Record Identifier
74VvgLleDaMl
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvgLleDaMl
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ISBN
0813016339 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780813016337 (c : alk. paper)
0813016339 (c : alk. paper)
9780813016337 (cloth : alk. paper)
DDC
330.97590089973
MMS ID
991012299879702626
