Rebels and Runaways: Slave Resistance in Nineteenth-Century Florida

by Larry Eugene Rivers

Book Overview

This gripping study examines slave resistance and protest in antebellum Florida and its local and national impact from 1821 to 1865. Using a variety of sources such as slaveholders' wills and probate records, ledgers, account books, court records, oral histories, and numerous newspaper accounts, Larry Eugene Rivers discusses the historical significance of Florida as a runaway slave haven dating back to the seventeenth century and explains Florida's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252079663
• ISBN13: 9780252079665
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"