| Our Land Before We Die: The Proud Story of the Seminole Negro Contributor(s): Guinn, Jeff (Author) |
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ISBN: 1585423904 ISBN-13: 9781585423903 Publisher: Tarcherperigee OUR PRICE: $21.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2005 Annotation: In "Our Land Before We Die," Jeff Guinn traces the little-known history of the runaway slaves who fled to the Florida Everglades to live alongside the Seminole Indians. Deeply rooted in tribal oral history, and based on extensive interviews with descendants, this book describes the incredible circumstances of a people who sought shelter in the shadow of a tribe whose land and welfare already hung in the balance. And yet, in their tireless journey-from Florida to Indian Territory in Oklahoma; on the seven-hundred-mile flight from persecution that took them across the Rio Grande into Mexico; and then back across the Rio Grande to Texas-they never surrendered the hope of one day attaining land of their own. "Our Land Before We Die" brings to life the largely forgotten history of a courageous people and the descendants for whom this story is their only legacy. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) |
| Dewey: 975.900 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.02" W x 9" (0.92 lbs) 384 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Geographic Orientation - Texas - Cultural Region - Mid-South - Cultural Region - South - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War |
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| Publisher Description: In Our Land Before We Die, Jeff Guinn traces the little-known history of the runaway slaves who fled to the Florida Everglades to live alongside the Seminole Indians. Deeply rooted in tribal oral history, and based on extensive interviews with descendants, this book describes the incredible circumstances of a people who sought shelter in the shadow of a tribe whose land and welfare already hung in the balance. And yet, in their tireless journey-from Florida to Indian Territory in Oklahoma; on the seven-hundred-mile flight from persecution that took them across the Rio Grande into Mexico; and then back across the Rio Grande to Texas-they never surrendered the hope of one day attaining land of their own. Our Land Before We Die brings to life the largely forgotten history of a courageous people and the descendants for whom this story is their only legacy. |