Description
Winner of:
- The Black Caucus of the American Library Association Nonfiction Book Award
- The Tampa Bay Historical Society's D. B. McKay Award
- The Florida Historical Society's Rembert Patrick Award for Best Book in Florida History "A thoroughly researched and balanced account of the slave experience in Florida."--Journal of American History "The greater social and economic freedom born of Spanish influence and close relationships between rebellious blacks and Seminoles set the stage for the largest slave rebellion in U.S. history. A fascinating account of a variant experience of an institution too often viewed from a single perspective."--Booklist "Rivers takes a very close look at slave society from various angles, as he evaluates not only slave life but the interaction of whites, blacks, and Indians. . . . Makes for a rich and multi-layered history."--Southern Historian "Shows how slavery differed dramatically in different regions of the state and how, in fact, it evolved over the years in those areas."--Tallahassee Democrat "Addresses how Florida's history and geography produced conditions unlike those elsewhere in the American South."--Journal of Southern History
Author: Larry Eugene Rivers
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Published: 03/01/2009
Pages: 388
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.50w x 1.20d
ISBN13: 9780813033815
ISBN10: 0813033810
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | State & Local | South (AL,AR,FL,GA,KY,LA,MS,
- History | United States | 19th Century
- Social Science | Slavery
- The Black Caucus of the American Library Association Nonfiction Book Award
- The Tampa Bay Historical Society's D. B. McKay Award
- The Florida Historical Society's Rembert Patrick Award for Best Book in Florida History "A thoroughly researched and balanced account of the slave experience in Florida."--Journal of American History "The greater social and economic freedom born of Spanish influence and close relationships between rebellious blacks and Seminoles set the stage for the largest slave rebellion in U.S. history. A fascinating account of a variant experience of an institution too often viewed from a single perspective."--Booklist "Rivers takes a very close look at slave society from various angles, as he evaluates not only slave life but the interaction of whites, blacks, and Indians. . . . Makes for a rich and multi-layered history."--Southern Historian "Shows how slavery differed dramatically in different regions of the state and how, in fact, it evolved over the years in those areas."--Tallahassee Democrat "Addresses how Florida's history and geography produced conditions unlike those elsewhere in the American South."--Journal of Southern History
Author: Larry Eugene Rivers
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Published: 03/01/2009
Pages: 388
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.50w x 1.20d
ISBN13: 9780813033815
ISBN10: 0813033810
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | State & Local | South (AL,AR,FL,GA,KY,LA,MS,
- History | United States | 19th Century
- Social Science | Slavery
About the Author
Larry Eugene Rivers, President of Fort Valley State College and professor of history, is the author of numerous works, and the recipient of the Arthur W. Thompson Award from the Florida Historical Society and the Carter G. Woodson Award from the Association for the Study of African American Life and History.