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The Taking of Florida
Paul Varnes
Copyright © 2007 by Paul Varnes
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Varnes, Paul, 1934–
Black Creek : the taking of Florida / Paul Varnes. — 1st ed.
p. cm.
ISBN 978-1-56164-396-7 (hb. : alk. paper) ISBN 978-1-56164-686-9 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1. Seminole War, 1st, 1817–1818—Fiction. 2. Seminole War, 2nd, 1835–1842—Fiction. 3. Florida—Fiction. I. Title.
PS3622.A75B56 2007
813’.6—dc22
2007010725
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Contents
Part IV The Second Seminole War
PART I
The First
Seminole War
June 27, 1817
It was a hot afternoon and we were crossing the St. Marys River from Camden County, Georgia, into Spanish Florida. The Spanish forces then trying to control Florida would not cordially welcome us. It was they and the English who had armed the Seminoles we were chasing.
