Little Creek

Little Creek is a story of the triumph of the human spirit in a time of turmoil and change in the fledgling United States of America. In this riveting story you will meet three people who come together by chance but stay together by choice. The relationship that was to develop between Sally, Mender and Little Creek was to surpass the language barrier, the cultural differences, numerous misunderstandings and tremendous dangers and odds. Following the memories of Sally, Mender and Little Creek, you relive the trials of their lives before their paths converge. You get a glimpse into the life of slavery just a few years before the War Between the States as well as the sadness of the southeastern Indian tribes during the time of the Indian Removal Act of 1830 which brought about the Trail of Tears (or the Trail Where They Cried, according to the Cherokee). The story's setting in Florida also introduces you to the Spanish influence in early La Florida where you meet a slave named Beulah and Juan Carlos Mendoza de Cordoba in St. Augustine. Juan Carlos had chosen to remain in Florida when the territory was ceded to the fledgling United States in 1822. Beulah was an old slave owned by a cruel master named Silas. They both play an important part in the lives of Little Creek, Sally and Mender and you will experience true loyalty and courage even to the point of death. Pressure from Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee and North and South Carolina had forced many Creek Indians into La Florida to escape the persecution on their own lands as the relentless white man pushed them further and further south. They came to escape death and they came to escape the forced marches west into the Indian Territory. What they found in Florida was a new hope. They were accepted by the Timucua, the Calusa, and the Tomokoans, at least what was left of them. Together with runaway slaves such as the enigmatic Abraham, they started to grow and form a new society in Florida. They adapted to the new, harsh environment and the Creek cuko became the Seminole chickee. They became masters of the swamps and could disappear into their settlements deep in the swamps as rapidly as a Panther could blend into the palmettos. As you follow the story of Little Creek, you will journey through the plantations of the Old South, the Spanish settlement of St. Augustine, the flight through Florida and the trials of the Seminoles as they struggle to maintain their freedom and their land. Your heart will break with Little Creek, Sally and Mender as they are forced by bounty hunters and soldiers to flee their home. You will be there when they come intimately involved in the Seminole Wars and the army of the relentless Andrew Jackson. They face cruel slave owners, injustice, hurricanes, wild animals, bounty hunters, personal loss and joy as the power of love becomes a force powerful enough to bring peace in a troubled world. A young Muskogee boy orphaned on the trail. An escaped slave couple. An ancient Spanish city during the Seminole War. Little Creek is a story of the triumph of the human spirit in a time of turmoil and change in the fledgling United States. In this riveting story you will meet three people who come together by chance but stay together by choice. As you follow the story of Little Creek, you will journey through the plantations of the Old South, the Spanish settlement of St. Augustine, the flight through Florida and the trials of the Seminoles as they struggle to maintain their freedom and their land. Your heart will break with Little Creek, Sally and Mender as they are forced by bounty hunters and soldiers to flee their home. You will be there when they become intimately involved in the Seminole Wars and the army of the relentless Andrew Jackson. Ultimately, you will experience joy as the power of love becomes a force powerful enough to bring peace to their troubled world.