Review: Hunted Like a Wolf: The Story of the Seminole War

Hunted Like a Wolf: The Story of the Seminole War by Milton Meltzer

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



I think the only thing I knew previously knew about this famous 19th Century war was no treaty was ever signed and the Seminoles of Florida are still, technically, at war with the United States. Perhaps with those that never left that may be true. But, the story is much more complicated than that. There were multiple Seminole wars with treaties along the way and the lion's share of treaty abuse falling on the American Government, settlers and the ambassador-imprisoning General Thomas S. Jesup. It reads to me like in the long, fitful century or more of American untangling its economy and morality from slavery this is a gory apex after the ban on importation of slavery and the illegalization of slavery after the Civil War. The land of the Seminoles feet was as wanted by Americans as the runaway slaves and Africans that lived with them and held high position.



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