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The Black Seminoles. History of a Freedom-Seeking People.
Kenneth W. . Ed(S): Porter
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Description for The Black Seminoles. History of a Freedom-Seeking People.
Paperback. Editor(s): Porter, Kenneth W. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white halftones, maps. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
This story of a remarkable people, the Black Seminoles, and their charismatic leader, Chief John Horse, chronicles their heroic struggle for freedom.
Beginning with the early 1800s, small groups of fugitive slaves living in Florida joined the Seminole Indians (an association that thrived for decades on reciprocal respect and affection). Kenneth Porter traces their fortunes and exploits as they moved across the country and attempted to live first beyond the law, then as loyal servants of it. He examines the Black Seminole role in the bloody Second Seminole War, when John Horse and his men distinguished themselves ... Read more
This story of a remarkable people, the Black Seminoles, and their charismatic leader, Chief John Horse, chronicles their heroic struggle for freedom.
Beginning with the early 1800s, small groups of fugitive slaves living in Florida joined the Seminole Indians (an association that thrived for decades on reciprocal respect and affection). Kenneth Porter traces their fortunes and exploits as they moved across the country and attempted to live first beyond the law, then as loyal servants of it. He examines the Black Seminole role in the bloody Second Seminole War, when John Horse and his men distinguished themselves ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Florida, United States
ISBN
9780813044880
SKU
V9780813044880
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About Kenneth W. . Ed(S): Porter
Kenneth W. Porter was professor of history at the University of Oregon, USA. Alcione M. Amos is librarian at the World Bank in Washington, D.C., USA. She has done extensive work on African-American military history. Thomas P. Senter is a practicing physician in Anchorage, Alaska.
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