The enduring Seminoles : from alligator wrestling to casino gambling
Title:
The enduring Seminoles : from alligator wrestling to casino gambling
Author:
Edition:
Rev. and expanded ed.
Publication Information:
Gainesville, Florida : University Press of Florida, 2008.
Physical Description:
xvi, 158 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Series:
The Florida history and culture series
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [129]-143) and index.
Contents:
The end of an era -- The beginnings of an industry -- The business of hype -- The statistics of an exhibition economy -- Traditions on exhibition -- Saurians and Seminoles -- Commercial wares -- Expositions, fairs, and failures -- Media chiefs, politicians, and councilmen -- Off-season economics -- The opposition -- The i:laponathli: as hosts -- Seminole tourism comes of age -- Tourism rocks.
