People of the Sacred Fire

Before the White Man, the discovery and exploration by Hernando de Soto, landing at Port Charlotte, Florida in 1539, until after the Second Creek War of 1836. The Principal Chiefs of the Confederacy, with their portraits, are covered. (The Upper Towns - War Towns, known as Red Sticks and the Lower Towns - Peace Towns, known as White Towns). Full descriptions of the Muscogee Peoples, the Creeks, with emphasis on their physical appearance, life, habits, ceremonies, dress, communities, customs and symbols. Their own political intrigues with ever-encroaching Spain, Britain, France and the New Colonists. A Glossary on Muscogee Words and Spanish Words. Maps. The Battle at Horseshoe Bend with Andrew Jackson and his Tennessee Militia, Cherokee and Creek allies against Menawa and his Red Stick Creek warriors. The adventurer William A. Bowles, British Loyalist, who settled in among the Creeks in then Spanish north Florida and became their Director General; his capture of Fort Marks and wars in West Florida, taking scalps. This is not a book. It is an adventure.