Slavery's exiles : the story of the American Maroons /
"Over more than two centuries men, women, and children escaped from slavery to make the Southern wilderness their home. They hid in the mountains of Virginia and the low swamps of South Carolina; they stayed in the neighborhood or paddled their way to secluded places; they buried themselves und...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
New York University Press,
2014.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 The Development of Marronage in the South; 2 African Maroons; 3 Borderland Maroons; 4 Daily Life at the Borderlands; 5 Hinterland Maroons; 6 The Maroons of Bas du Fleuve, Louisiana: From the Borderlands to the Hinterland; 7 The Maroons of Belleisle and Bear Creek; 8 The Great Dismal Swamp; 9 The Maroon Bandits; 10 Maroons, Conspiracies, and Uprisings; 11 Out of the Wilds; Conclusion; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; About the Author.