{"product_id":"alachua-ambush-christopher-d-kimball-9781087808208","title":"Alachua Ambush: Bloody Battles of the 2nd Seminole War","description":"\u003cp\u003eNever before published letters and accounts of Florida's Second Seminole War bring to life the bloodiest battles and events. For a long time, the mistaken belief was that the last battle was on Lake Okeechobee on Christmas Day 1837. How wrong that is  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaptain Gabriel Rains tests land mines on the Seminole warriors near Fort King, and they hit back with a bloody battle where he is nearly killed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Sanderson was a veteran of the War of 1812. An enlisted man promoted to lieutenant with recommendations of all the officers in the regiment. His experience proved no match against a deadly ambush.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMrs. Montgomery was 19 years old and daughter of the richest businessman in Cincinnati. She took a Sunday ride out of Fort Micanopy to her death that was reported around the country.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMiccosukee war leader Coacoochee has an epic victory party on a plantation near St. Augustine. Army Dragoons attempt to track him but run into a dead-end in the swamp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSlaves George and Joe are put on trial in St. Augustine for supplying gunpowder to the Indians.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Seminole matriarch \"Old Betsy\" bravely negotiates with the soldiers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll these stories are straight from letters and army reports in 1840, and many have never been published.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher D. Kimball\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1087808200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781087808208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher D. Kimball\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/02\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 294\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.87lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.62d","brand":"Christopher D. Kimball","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43988908966143,"sku":"9781087808208","price":19.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d2d3eed5-ed5c-4c0a-93a7-5b9dd7ccfcf7.jpg?v=1683297014","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/alachua-ambush-christopher-d-kimball-9781087808208","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}