Mary Edwards Bryan, a Victorian-era southern woman, was an influential and well-respected writer during her time. Brown and Rivers hope to reintroduce her to the world with this "literary" biography
Introduction -- "Fictitious prosperity": Florida, to 1842 -- "More poetical than true" : Florida, 1842-1850 -- "A shrinking timidity" : Georgia, 1850-1854 -- "The sleuth-hound of slander": Louisiana, 1854-1855 -- "A vent for ... abundant energies": Georgia, 1854-1858 -- "A harve…
Mary Edwards Bryan, a Victorian-era southern woman, was an influential and well-respected writer during her time. Brown and Rivers hope to reintroduce her to the world with this "literary" biography --
Mary Edwards Bryan, a Victorian-era southern woman, was an influential and well-respected writer during her time. Brown and Rivers hope to reintroduce her to the world with this "literary" biography --
The book examines the history of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in Florida from the beginning of the reconstruction to the institution of Jim Crow segregation, a period when the AME Church played a crucial role in the religious, cultural, and political lives of black Flo…
This study examines slave resistance and protest in antebellum Florida and its local and national impact from 1821 to 1865. The author discusses Florida's historical significance as a runaway slave haven datingback to the 17th century.
"A comprehensive investigation of slave escape in antebellum Florida. 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, …