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This novel is set in 1841 during the Seminole Wars when the U. S. Army took on the Seminole Tribe for the last time and made the Florida Everglades safe for exploitation by the white settlers.

Dr. Royal Coe falls in love with his best friend's fiance. His friend is the local military commander & Coe is his scout. The Seminoles led by Chekika are planning to destroy the US Army in the Everglades but forces led by Coe manage to surprise the natives in their camp and defeat them.

As Slaughter was a medical doctor, he includes several medical operations in the story and he gives very explicit descriptions on how they were done in1841. ( )