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Patroons and Periaguas : Enslaved Watermen and Watercraft of the Lowcountry /

"Patroons and Periaguas explores the intricately interwoven and colorful creole maritime legacy of Native Americans, Africans, enslaved and free African Americans, and Europeans who settled along the rivers and coastline near the bourgeoning colonial port city of Charleston, South Carolina. Col...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Harris, Lynn B.
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Columbia, South Carolina : University of South Carolina Press, 2014.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Cover
  • Half-title
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. The Colonial Cultural Landscape
  • 2. Traders, Scouts, and Ferrymen
  • 3. Immigrant Shipwrights and Shipyard Slaves
  • 4. From African Canoe to Carolina Crew
  • 5. The Plantation Patroon
  • 6. Fair Winds, Fair Trade, and Fair Due
  • A Final Note-a canow missing! a canoe found! A PETTIAUGER lives on!
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.