Episode 16 - The Carpetbagger

In the aftermath of the Civil War, a new beginning for Miami is led by an unscrupulous politician, and an array of influential figures who find their homes on these promising shores.

William Henry Gleason, Florida Lt. Governor and Representative, and the so-called “King of Dade.”

The man with the carpet bags, depicting a caricature of Republican Senator Carl Schurz.
By Thomas Nast, 1872.