Patroons and Periaguas : enslaved watermen and watercraft of the lowcountry / Lynn B. Harris.

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"Patroons and Periaguas explores the intricately interwoven and colorful creole maritime legacy of Native Americans, Africans, enslaved and free African Americans, and Europeans who settled along the rivers and coastline near the bourgeoning colonial port city of Charleston, South Carolina. Colonia...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Harris, Lynn B.
Language:English
Published: Columbia, South Carolina : University of South Carolina Press, [2014]
Subjects:
Charleston County (S.C.) > Social life and customs > 18th century.
Boatbuilders > South Carolina > Charleston County.
Navigation > History > 18th century.
Cultural pluralism > South Carolina > Charleston County.
Charleston County (S.C.) > Antiquities.
Charleston County (S.C.) > History > 18th century.
Plantation life > South Carolina > Charleston County.
Boaters (Persons) > South Carolina > Charleston County.
Enslaved persons > South Carolina > Charleston County > History > 18th century.
HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies.
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:ix, 146 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format: Book

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