The Fort at Prospect Bluff: The British Post on the Apalachicola & the Battle of Negro Fort

The Fort at Prospect Bluff: The British Post on the Apalachicola & the Battle of Negro Fort
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Total Pages : 448
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ISBN-10 : 0578634627
ISBN-13 : 9780578634623
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Book Synopsis The Fort at Prospect Bluff: The British Post on the Apalachicola & the Battle of Negro Fort by : Rachael Conrad

Download or read book The Fort at Prospect Bluff: The British Post on the Apalachicola & the Battle of Negro Fort written by Rachael Conrad and published by . This book was released on 2020-01-13 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The deadliest cannon shot in American history was fired at the "Negro Fort" at Prospect Bluff on Florida's Apalachicola River on July 27, 1816. The resulting explosion killed more than 270 men, women, and children, and destroyed the largest free black settlement in North America. The Fort at Prospect Bluff is a remarkable look at this shocking episode of American history. The author digs deep into the letters, documents, eyewitness accounts, and military reports to tell the story with more depth and clarity than ever before. This book tells an amazing story of Native Americans fighting to preserve their lands, Maroons (escaped slaves) making a desperate stand to protect their freedom, U.S. and British troops confronting each other during the War of 1812, and a shocking attack and its bloody aftermath.


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