(FLORIDA) Narrative of a Voyage to the Spanish Main

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(FLORIDA.) Narrative of a Voyage to the Spanish Main. [iii]-ix, [7], 328 pages. 8vo, later 1/2 speckled calf, minor wear; minor foxing, minor dampstaining; uncut, errata leaf bound after page 312, with half-title. London, 1819

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An anonymous account of a trip to Florida during the last days of Spanish rule, when American troops under Andrew Jackson waged war against the Seminole Indians in disregard of Spanish sovereignty. Much of the book is devoted to the Seminole War, charging the Americans with acting "in a spirit of barbarous cruelty" (page 178). Field 1119; Howes N12 ("b"); Sabin 51782; Streeter sale II:1201.