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The Maroons of Prospect Bluff and their quest for freedom in the Atlantic World / Nathaniel Millett.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Millett, Nathaniel.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Maroons--Florida--Franklin County--History.
- Maroons.
- Black Seminoles--Florida--Franklin County--History.
- Black Seminoles.
- Seminole Indians--Florida--Franklin County--African influences.
- Seminole Indians.
- Slavery--Florida--Franklin County--History.
- Slavery.
- African Americans--Florida--Franklin County--Relations with Indians.
- African Americans.
- Nicolls, Edward.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (361 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Gainesville : University Press of Florida, c2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- 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.
- 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.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-8130-4642-4
- 0-8130-4839-7
- OCLC:
- 854521605
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