We discuss Abiaka/Sam Jones entire life as a great war chief and negotiator for the native people's of Florida.

Major William Lauderdale claimed a March 1838 victory over Sam Jones at the Battle of Pine Island Ridge in what is now Broward County. But did the battle actually take place as described? Jones and the Seminole certainly lived on and fought on in the Everglades over the course of the next several years.

We're joined by noted local historian Josh Liller to discuss what happened right after the Battle of Lake Okeechobee. Two battles effectively won by the remaining Seminole in Florida in January 1838 helped define the draw that was the Second Seminole War.

The 1837 Battle of Lake Okeechobee launched Zachary Taylor on his way to the White House. But did the US even really win the battle?

We discuss the Dade Battle, Wiley Thompson's murder by Chief Osceola and the Withlacoochee Cove

In Episode 262 we discuss the Second Seminole War producing a unique class of officers that served both the United States and Confederate States of America in the Civil War.

The Second Seminole War wasn't simply about removing the natives. It was about a lot more.

The 1832 Treaty of Paynes Landing was signed and designed to send the Seminoles to the Arkansas Territory and have runaway slaves returned to their owners.

The Seminoles did not honor the treaty which they argue was misrepresented to them.

We introduce our new season on the Second Seminole War

We conclude our season on Amusement Parks and Florida in discussing EPCOT Center in the late 1990's and all the changes that turned many enthusiasts off.