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The Maroons of Prospect Bluff and their quest for freedom in the Atlantic World
- Title
- The Maroons of Prospect Bluff and their quest for freedom in the Atlantic World / Nathaniel Millett.
- Author
- Millett, Nathaniel.
- Publication
- Gainesville : University Press of Florida, c2013.
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Details
- Description
- xiii, 345 p. : ill., map; 24 cm
- Summary
- A study of the Prospect Bluff Maroon settlement on the Apalachicola River, examining how the former slaves were radicalized by anti-slavery advocate Edward Nicolls and arguably developed a self-consciously defined version of freedom to claim the full rights due to British subjects.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Edward Nicolls and the problem of war and slavery in the age of revolution -- War comes to the Southeast -- The British occupation of Pensacola -- Edward Nicolls and the Indians of the Southeast -- Edward Nicolls and his black allies -- Land, ecology, and size -- Community and culture -- Daily life -- Political and military organization -- Destruction -- The Seminole War.
- Call Number
- Sc E 13-1197
- ISBN
- 9780813044545 (alk. paper)
- 0813044545 (alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2013007077
- 40022749161
- OCLC
- 829446035
- Author
- Millett, Nathaniel.
- Title
- The Maroons of Prospect Bluff and their quest for freedom in the Atlantic World / Nathaniel Millett.
- Imprint
- Gainesville : University Press of Florida, c2013.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Standard Identifier
- 40022749161
- Research Call Number
- Sc E 13-1197