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Giddings, Joshua R. Exiles of Florida The Crimes Committed by Our Government Against the Maroons, Who Fled from South Carolina and Other Slaves States [Georgia], Seeking Protection under Spanish Law
Columbus OH Follett, Foster and Company 1858 First Edition; First Printing Hardcover Good with no dust jacket
A little staining on cover. Wear at corners with boards showing. Head and foot of spine are frayed. Some edgewear also, but the book is square and securely bound . ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 338 pages; Fascinating work contains an account of the 18th Century exodus of slaves from Georgia and South Carolina to the Florida territory, where they gained their freedom under Spanish law. Giddings covers many subjects including the First and Second Seminole Wars, attempts by the U. S to recapture slaves and their descendants who had escaped, fighting in Georgia, early history of slavery in the Colonies, Osceola, the Cherokee Nation, and St. Augustine. Of interest, Giddings was censured by the House for his controversial activities in opposition to slavery.
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