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Freedom on the Border: The Seminole Maroons in Florida, the Indian Territory, Coahuila, and Texas

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This book was purchased by me and received in a timely manner. Though it was apparently soiled at some point during its readership, I remain encouraged by its content.
Being a descendent of one of the families mentioned I found this book to be quite interesting. This book further reiterates our very existence which through time has been lost by many.
It is always amazing to read various accounts of what really happened to the maroons of the East Coast throughout the Carolinas, through Louisiana, Texas and Oklahoma regarding the Seminole Indians and their heritage. Much information I was aware of but this book, recommended by another family member has shed another perspective on the lives of our ancestors. I will be happy to recommend this book not only to family, but to families discovering how our ancestors lived and paved the roads of today with bloodshed, tears, fears, evictions and even death. I have always believed that what makes us weaker, in fact makes us much stronger. I only wish I had known this book was being written.
Thank you

Kevin, as always, is a master story teller. This book blends that mastery with a sound knowledge of the subject matter evidencing lots of research. Brings a few tears, but well worth reading.....