Book
Pelts, plumes, and hides: white traders among the Seminole Indians, 1870-1930
University Presses of Florida • Gainesville • Published In 1975 • Pages:
By: Kersey, Harry A..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This study examines in depth the nature of the Indian trade on the Florida frontiers during the latter part of the 19th and early 20th centuries, with a focus on the reciprocal economic and social relationships which developed between the traders, their families, and their Seminole clientele. The major portion of this source deals with a systematic survey of each of the major frontier trading areas in Florida during the period of 1870-1930 -- the Miami, New River, western Everglades, Taylor Creek, Indian River, and the southwest frontier areas. Historical information is then presented on the establishment of the major trading posts in each area, accompanied by biographical data on the traders themselves, and their transactions with the Seminoles. The final chapter of this work summarizes some of the major changes that have taken place in Seminole culture as the result of Indian-trader contacts.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- External trade
- Retail marketing
- Acculturation and culture contact
- Public welfare
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Seminole
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2003
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Eastern Woodlands
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Historian
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle ; 1989
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1971-1972
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1870-1930
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- southern Florida, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Harry A. Kersey, Jr.
- 'A Florida Atlantic University book.'
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-150) and index
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 75016137
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Seminole Indians