{"product_id":"infamous-women-of-florida-deborah-kunzie-9798269575964","title":"Infamous Women of Florida: Pre - 1900","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe untold story of Florida's most defiant women.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFlorida in the 1800s was a borderland-caught between empires, ravaged by wars, and ruled by those brave or desperate enough to survive its swamps, reefs, and storms. In this unforgiving landscape, women carved out power in ways history rarely records.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFlorida's Infamous Women (Pre-1900)\u003c\/i\u003e brings to light the pirates, spies, smugglers, survivors, and outlaws who refused to live by the rules others made for them. From the deck of a pirate ship to the mangroves of the Keys, from a courtroom fighting for wrecking rights to a steamboat bound for exile, these women lived boldly, dangerously, and on their own terms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInside these pages: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAnne Bonny \u0026amp; Mary Read\u003c\/b\u003e - Female pirates who terrorized the Caribbean and fought in men's clothing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePolly Parker (Emateloye)\u003c\/b\u003e - Seminole woman who escaped the Grey Cloud steamer during forced removal and walked 400 miles home\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMilly Francis\u003c\/b\u003e - \"The Creek Pocahontas,\" who saved an enemy soldier's life during the First Seminole War\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLola Sánchez\u003c\/b\u003e - Confederate spy whose intelligence helped capture the USS Columbine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWomen of the Wrecking Courts\u003c\/b\u003e - Key West widows who fought in court and won fortunes from salvaged ships\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSpanish Mary\u003c\/b\u003e - Smuggler who moved contraband through Key West for decades\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNancy White\u003c\/b\u003e - Confidence woman who swindled Tallahassee's merchants\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBolita Queens\u003c\/b\u003e - Women who ran Tampa's underground lottery from grocery stores and kitchens\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLaura Upthegrove\u003c\/b\u003e - \"Queen of the Everglades,\" bootlegger and outlaw during Prohibition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMaría del Carmen Huerta\u003c\/b\u003e - \"Bandit Queen of the Lower Keys,\" who commanded smuggling operations through the mangroves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on court records, newspaper archives, oral histories, and her own Creek ancestry, author Deborah Kunzie spent decades researching these stories. Some are well-documented. Others survive only in folklore and family memory. All deserve to be told.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis is Florida history written from the margins-where women fought, survived, and left their mark on a state that tried to forget them.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for readers who love: \u003c\/b\u003e Women's history - Florida history - True crime - Frontier stories - Native American history - Maritime history - Tales of survival and defiance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Deborah Kunzie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798269575964\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/21\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 114\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.24d","brand":"Deborah Kunzie","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48014286061823,"sku":"9798269575964","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c170c00a-a290-4d32-8a7e-dd378ba3a33c.jpg?v=1767747837","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/infamous-women-of-florida-deborah-kunzie-9798269575964","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}