The Maroons of Prospect Bluff and Their Quest for Freedom in the Atlantic World |
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| Author:
| Millett, Nathaniel |
| Series title: | Contested Boundaries Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8130-6086-6 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2014 |
| Publisher: | University Press of Florida
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $42.00 |
Book Description:
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During the War of 1812, Edward Nicolls armed ex-slaves, Red Sticks, and Seminoles to fight alongside the British from a fort erected at Prospect Bluff in the Florida panhandle. This so-called Negro Fort became the largest maroon community to emerge in North America. Nathaniel Millett examines how the Prospect Bluff maroons constructed their freedom, shedding light on the extent and limits of their physical and intellectual fight to claim their rights.
During the War of 1812, Edward Nicolls armed ex-slaves, Red Sticks, and Seminoles to fight alongside the British from a fort erected at Prospect Bluff in the Florida panhandle. This so-called Negro Fort became the largest maroon community to emerge in North America. Nathaniel Millett examines how the Prospect Bluff maroons constructed their freedom, shedding light on the extent and limits of their physical and intellectual fight to claim their rights.