Research Catalog

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 [electronic resource] / Nathaniel Millett.
Author: Millett, Nathaniel.
Publication: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, c2013.

Available Online

Details

Description

1 online resource (xiii, 345 p.) : illustrations, maps.

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.

Uniform Title

Maroons of Prospect Bluff and their quest for freedom in the Atlantic World (Online)

Alternative Title

Maroons of Prospect Bluff and their quest for freedom in the Atlantic World (Online)

Subject

Nicolls, Edward
Maroons > Florida > Franklin County > History
Black Seminoles > Florida > Franklin County > History
Seminole Indians > Florida > Franklin County > African influences
Slavery > Florida > Franklin County > History
African Americans > Florida > Franklin County > Relations with Indians

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-338) and index.

Access (note)

Access restricted to authorized users.

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.

LCCN