The Seminole Trail
Dublin Core
Abstract
**Warning: Some of the language or characterizations in this book are the product of the time when this book was written, and are no longer considered acceptable.**
Young Rod Wheeler is a scout for the U.S. Army. The Second Seminole War has just started, and Rod is out scouting one day when he overhears some Seminoles bargaining with a gun runner! Later, during a march between Forts King and Brooke at Wahoo Swamp, that becomes the November 1836 Battle of Wahoo Swamp (in present-day Sumter County), Rod almost steps on a painting of a girl. He is confident she must live in St. Augustine and he would like to return her miniature and thank her for it saving his life during the battle. In the course of his adventures, they meet. She is Dolly James, and she introduces him to new places and experiences.
Historical personages included, but not limited to, are: Generals Jesup, Clinch, Call, and Hernandez; Osceola; Coacoochee; (Chief) King Philip; Micanopy; and Dr. & Mrs. Anderson (who built the Markland Plantation, now Markland House at Flagler College).
Local locations visited or mentioned include, but are not limited to St. George Street, Fort Marion (Castillo de San Marcos), the Matanzas River, Plaza de la Constitucion, the 'oldest' schoolhouse, Fort Peyton, and Anastasia Island.
Young Rod Wheeler is a scout for the U.S. Army. The Second Seminole War has just started, and Rod is out scouting one day when he overhears some Seminoles bargaining with a gun runner! Later, during a march between Forts King and Brooke at Wahoo Swamp, that becomes the November 1836 Battle of Wahoo Swamp (in present-day Sumter County), Rod almost steps on a painting of a girl. He is confident she must live in St. Augustine and he would like to return her miniature and thank her for it saving his life during the battle. In the course of his adventures, they meet. She is Dolly James, and she introduces him to new places and experiences.
Historical personages included, but not limited to, are: Generals Jesup, Clinch, Call, and Hernandez; Osceola; Coacoochee; (Chief) King Philip; Micanopy; and Dr. & Mrs. Anderson (who built the Markland Plantation, now Markland House at Flagler College).
Local locations visited or mentioned include, but are not limited to St. George Street, Fort Marion (Castillo de San Marcos), the Matanzas River, Plaza de la Constitucion, the 'oldest' schoolhouse, Fort Peyton, and Anastasia Island.
Creator
Title
The Seminole Trail
Contributor
Larry Toschik, illustrator
Publisher
New York: Longmans, Green and Co.
Language
English
Audience
Subject
Action or Adventure
Historical
Race Relations
Youth
Historical
Race Relations
Youth
Coverage
Florida Territory
Has Format
Available for free on Internet Archive.
References
Gardner, Janette C. An Annotated Bibliography of Florida Fiction, 1801-1980. St. Petersburg, FL: Little Bayou Press, 1983.
McCarthy, Kevin. M. The Book Lover’s Guide to Florida. 1st ed. Sarasota, FL: Pineapple Press, 1992.
Bibliographic Citation
Dunsing, Dee. The Seminole Trail. New York: Longmans, Green and Co., 1956.
Collection
Citation
Dee [Dorothy May] Dunsing, “The Seminole Trail,” St. Augustine Fiction, accessed June 22, 2025, https://staugustinefiction.omeka.net/items/show/184.