These black scouts were descendants of runaways fleeing enslavement by whites. They sought refuge in Florida in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. During the Second Seminole War (1835-1842) they united with the Indians opposing Am

True West May 2019
In This Issue:
Features
Western Books & Movies
To The Point
Departments
- How did Settlers and Cowboys Calculate Miles?
- Lincoln, Nebraska
- Cowan’s Auction
- How Accurate was the Language in the 2010 Version of True Grit?
- Shaken, Stirred and Strong
- What History Has Taught Me: Howard Terpning
- Did Ballistics Forensics Ever Come into Play in Solving Crimes in the Old West?
- Was Doc Holliday Really a Deadly Dentist?
- The Diné Return to the Four Corners
- Seminole Scouts
- Battle of Rosebud
- Did Frontier Soldiers go through Boot Camp?
- The Militancy of the Miners