Patsy West, director of the Seminole/Miccosukee Archive in Gainesville, Florida, is coauthor of A Seminole Legend: The Life of Betty Mae Tiger Jumper and author of The Seminole and Miccosukee Tribes of Southern Florida.

“Deserves a wide audience. . . . It is sophisticated enough for a university seminar but filled with appeal for anyone interested in Native Americans, Florida history or the interaction of tourists and native peoples.”—Tampa Tribune“Should make some scholars look again at what they thought were the effects of commercial enterprises on the lives of American Indian people in this hemisphere.”—American Indian Quarterly“Engrossing. . . . West has shown us just how vital tourism has been to the Seminoles and the Miccosukees.”—Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel“Packed full of stories and details about Florida tribes and tourism.”—Orlando Sentinel

Patsy West, director of the Seminole/Miccosukee Archive in Gainesville, Florida, is coauthor of A Seminole Legend: The Life of Betty Mae Tiger Jumper and author of The Seminole and Miccosukee Tribes of Southern Florida.

“Deserves a wide audience. . . . It is sophisticated enough for a university seminar but filled with appeal for anyone interested in Native Americans, Florida history or the interaction of tourists and native peoples.”—Tampa Tribune“Should make some scholars look again at what they thought were the effects of commercial enterprises on the lives of American Indian people in this hemisphere.”—American Indian Quarterly“Engrossing. . . . West has shown us just how vital tourism has been to the Seminoles and the Miccosukees.”—Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel“Packed full of stories and details about Florida tribes and tourism.”—Orlando Sentinel

Patsy West, director of the Seminole/Miccosukee Archive in Gainesville, Florida, is coauthor of A Seminole Legend: The Life of Betty Mae Tiger Jumper and author of The Seminole and Miccosukee Tribes of Southern Florida.

“Deserves a wide audience. . . . It is sophisticated enough for a university seminar but filled with appeal for anyone interested in Native Americans, Florida history or the interaction of tourists and native peoples.”—Tampa Tribune“Should make some scholars look again at what they thought were the effects of commercial enterprises on the lives of American Indian people in this hemisphere.”—American Indian Quarterly“Engrossing. . . . West has shown us just how vital tourism has been to the Seminoles and the Miccosukees.”—Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel“Packed full of stories and details about Florida tribes and tourism.”—Orlando Sentinel