Slavery's Exiles: The Story of the American Maroons

by Sylviane A. Diouf

Book Overview

The forgotten stories of America maroons--wilderness settlers evading discovery after escaping slavery

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 underground or built comfortable settlements...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814760287
• ISBN13: 9780814760284
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 403 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.8" x 8.9"