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Title:
Here They Once Stood: The Tragic End of the Apalachee Missions
Authors:
Mark F. Boyd, Hale G. Smith, and John W. Griffin
All information on this book taken from the
University Press of Florida web site at:
http://www.upf.com/Fall1999/boyd.html
Description:
In the early 17th century, 150 years before Spanish missions were
established in California, a chain of missions reached westward from
St. Augustine across northern Florida. Today nothing exists of those
Florida Franciscan outposts. Our knowledge of them comes only from
archival research and information gleaned from archaeological excavations.
Florida's missions came to a fiery end in the first few years of the
18th century, victims of devastating raids by Carolinian militia and
their Indian allies. The Apalachee and other mission Indians were
slain, some by being burned at the stake or flayed alive. Others were
taken back to Charleston as slaves and still others fled. Here
They Once Stood, first published in 1951 and a classic example
of collaborative research, presents the first-hand accounts describing
the horrific fate of the missions. It also offers archaeological reports
further documenting the missions and the lives of the native peoples
who lived and died as Christians under Spanish rule.
About the Authors:
Mark F. Boyd, a well-known malariologist, was historian for
the Florida Park Service and, from 1946 to 1949, president of the
Florida Historical Society.
Hale G. Smith, also an employee of the Florida
Park Service, was chairman of the Department of Anthropology at Florida
State University.
John W. Griffin, the author of pathbreaking writing
on the early years of historical archaeology in the Southeast, was
the first professional archaeologist employed in the state of Florida,
in 1946. In 1993 he received a posthumous Award of Merit from the
Society for Historical Archaeology.
Reviews:
•Initially published in 1951 this outstanding book has stood
well the test of time, and scholars now regard it as a classic.
--Georgia Historical Quarterly
•The book throws much new light on the final, critical
years of the ‘Mission Era’ of northern Florida. . . . [It]
fills in a most interesting and important aspect of this story; namely,
the difficult life led by the Franciscans, who established their simple,
crude outposts among a most inhospitable people. The whole picture
of the missionary’s life—his simple mission buildings and
the paucity and crudeness of his material blessings—is brought
out by these studies. How different a picture than the one so many
of us have of the Spanish missionary following in the wake of conquering
armies. . . . An important contribution to the history of the Spanish
period in America!
--American Antiquity
•An historical-archaeological case study of two
Spanish missions and of the area now comprising Leon and Jefferson
counties. The authors reaffirm the fact that missions in the region
were destroyed in the early 1700s and that they were not largely revived
thereafter; and they properly conclude, it seems, that their documents
and excavations furnish information on the missions during their heyday.
--Florida Historical Quarterly
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1999. 240pp. 6 X 9.
ISBN 0-8130-1725-4
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Title:
Hernando de Soto among the Apalachee: The Archaeology of the First
Winter Encampment
Author:
Charles R. Ewen and John H. Hann
All information on this book taken from the
University Press of Florida web site at:
http://www.upf.com/Spring1998/ewen.html
Description:
Charles Ewen and John Hann chronicle the discovery and excavation
of the only known campsite of Hernando de Soto's ten-state odyssey
in La Florida during the 16th century. Located in downtown Tallahassee
in sight of the state capitol, the site was rescued at the last minute
from developers—a story almost as compelling as that of de Soto’s
expedition.
The book has three parts: historical background, archaeological
excavations at the site, and a retranslation of the 16th-century narratives
relating to the winter encampment. A prologue and epilogue fit the
work into the wider context of the Contact Period.
John Hann has retranslated the narratives of the De
Soto expedition in Apalachee Province--with startling results. Small
liberties taken with the original translations presented a misleading
picture of the Apalachee and their culture. These versions, coupled
with evidence recovered from the winter site, give a new view of the
impact of Europeans on the native inhabitants of La Florida.
Of particular interest are the discovery, excavation,
and preservation of the site. Showing how luck and timing are crucial
factors in some important discoveries, Ewen and Hann describe the
interaction of archaeologists with private developers, state and city
government, and the public and the media. Although it contains information
that will be useful to scholars, the book is written in a popular
style that makes it accessible to general readers.
About the Authors:
Charles R. Ewen, associate professor of anthropology at East
Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina, is the author of
From Spaniard to Creole: The Archaeology of Cultural Formation
at Puerto Real, Haiti.
John H. Hann is a research historian at the San
Luis Historical Site and a leading scholar on the missions of Spanish
Florida. He is the author of Apalachee: The Land Between the Rivers
(UPF, 1988), Missions to the Calusa (UPF, 1991), and History
of the Timucua Indians and Missions (UPF, 1996).
Reviews:
•The authors present scientifically useful information in an
extremely accessible style. Recommended for anyone interested in historic
archaeology of the Americas.
--Choice
•Ewen and Hann helpfully include the documentary
record of the encounter, drawing the reader into the discussion, just
as their clear presentation of the excavation draws the reader happily
into the dirt of the site.
--Tampa Bay History
•A fascinating book, the scope of which far transcends
the sort of technical archaeological report suggested by the title.
. . . Ewen and Hann are to be congratulated for producing a highly
readable book that successfully conveys to scholarly and popular audiences
alike the excitement of archaeological and historical discovery.
--Sixteenth Century Journal
•Ewen and Hann have captured the excitement, tension,
commitment, and scholarship that made excavation of the deSoto/Apalachee
Site in Tallahassee a landmark in local preservation. . . a book that
will be enjoyed by people interested in archaeology, Florida history,
and Spanish enterprise in the New World.
--Florida Heritage
•A genuine tour de force for the integration of
anthropology, archaeology and ethnohistory at this first, unequivocal
de Soto expedition site.
--Russell K. Skowronek, Santa Clara University
•Indispensable. . . . Will be of interest to southeastern
archaeologists, historians of Hispanic America, scholars interested
in the early exploration of the Americas . . . and laymen in Florida
and surrounding states.
--Charles Hudson, University of Georgia
Other Information:
1998. 256 pp. 6 X 9.
3 maps, 16 black and white photographs, 10 illustrations, bibliography,
index.
ISBN 0-8130-1557-X
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Title:
The Hernando de Soto Expedition: History, Historiography, and "Discovery"
in the Southeast
Editor:
Patricia Galloway
All information on this book taken from the
University of Nebraska Press web site at:
http://unp.unl.edu/scripts/Cart/smart.pl?command=listitems&ID=3261&tmp=1
Description:
Hernando de Soto and several hundred armed men cut a path of destruction
and disease across the Southeast from Florida to the Mississippi River
(1539–1542). The result was the social and demographic collapse
or radical transformation of many Native American societies, and the
gradual opening of the Southeast to European colonization. Traditionally,
studies of the Soto expedition have concentrated on reconstructing
its route. While not neglecting this issue, the eighteen contributors
to this volume—themselves leading historians, archaeologists,
literary critics, anthropologists, and ethnohistorians—investigate
broader cultural and literary aspects of the sources themselves. The
texts are also used to discuss microhistorical aspects of the expedition
(including its daily routine, logistics, and health), and to evaluate
their contribution to a better understanding of colonialism and southeastern
Native American ethnohistory.
About the Editor:
Patricia Galloway is Special Projects Officer with the Mississippi
Department of Archives and History. She is the author of Choctaw
Genesis 1500–1700 (Nebraska 1995) and the editor of The
Southeastern Ceremonial Complex: Artifacts and Analysis (Nebraska
1989).
Reviews:
•This collection of trenchant essays raises the level of debate
about Soto, his route, and his effects on Native Americans to new
heights of sophistication by critically examining the literary sources
and a host of methodological and contextual issues largely ignored
in other works.
--Paul E. Hoffman, author of A New Andalucia and a Way to the
Orient: The American Southeast during the Sixteenth Century.
•This volume will be a magnificent contribution to de Soto studies.
It establishes a modern historiographical foundation from which all
future studies must proceed.
--Jeffrey P. Brain, author of Winterville: Late Prehistoric
Culture Contact in the Lower Mississippi Valley.
Other Information:
1997, xvi, 457, CIP.LC 96-48194
ISBN 0-8032-2157-6
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Title:
Bioarchaeology of Spanish Florida: The Impact of Colonialism
Editor:
Clark Spencer Larsen
All information on this book taken from the
University Press of Florida web site at:
http://www.upf.com/Fall2001/larsen.html
Description:
These important essays address the biological consequences of the
arrival of Europeans in the New World and on the lifeways of native
populations following contact in the late 16th century. Moving away
from monocausal explanations of population change, they maintain that
disease should be viewed as only a facet of a complex problem and
that issues relating to diet, nutrition, activity, the work environment,
and social and political change are equally important.
The result of a 20-year project directed by the editor, this work
involved a team of scientists who explicitly addressed their research
to the study of an extensive series of human remains. No comparable
body of information currently exists for any other area of the New
World.
Contents:
1. The Ethnohistorical Context of Bioarchaeology in Spanish Florida,
by John E. Worth
2. Bioarchaeology of Spanish Florida, by Clark Spencer Larsen
3. Food and Stable Isotopes in La Florida: Diet and Nutrition Before
and After Contact, by Clark Spencer Larsen, Dale L. Hutchinson, Margaret
J. Schoeninger, and Lynette Norr
4. Pits and Scratches: Microscopic Evidence of Tooth Use and Masticatory
Behavior in La Florida, by Mark F. Teaford, Clark Spencer Larsen,
Robert F. Pastor, and Vivian E. Noble
5. Reconstructing Behavior in Spanish Florida: The Biomechanical Evidence,
by Christopher B. Ruff and Clark Spencer Larsen
6. Patterns of Growth Disruption in La Florida: Evidence from Enamel
Microstructure, by Scott W. Simpson
7. Enamel Hypoplasia and Stress in La Florida, by Dale L. Hutchinson
and Clark Spencer Larsen
8. Disease in Spanish Florida: Microscopy of Porotic Hyperostosis
and Cribra Orbitalia, by Michael Schultz, Clark Spencer Larsen, and
Kerstin Kreutz
9. Biological Relationships and Population History of Native Peoples
in Spanish Florida and the American Southeast, by Mark C. Griffin,
Patricia M. Lambert, and Elizabeth Monahan Driscoll
10. A Spanish Borderlands Perspective on La Florida Bioarchaeology,
by Phillip L. Walker
About the Editor:
Clark Spencer Larsen is Distinguished Professor of Behavioral
and Social Sciences and Chair of the Department of Anthropology at
Ohio State University. In addition, he is a research associate at
the American Museum of Natural History, New York. He is the author
of Skeletons in Our Closet: Revealing Our Past through Bioarchaeology
and Bioarchaeology: Interpreting Behavior from the Human Skeleton
and he currently serves as the editor-in-chief of the American
Journal of Physical Anthropology.
Review:
•An original and an extremely important contribution to the continuing
scholarship that chronicles the impact of European colonization and
missionization on the health, population history, and lifestyle of
Native Americans of the southeastern United States. . . . Makes equally
important contributions to the theory and methodology of bioarchaeological
research.
--Michael Pietrusewsky, University of Hawaii
Other Information:
August. 320pp. 6 X 9.
66 b&w illustrations, 4 color plates, 47 tables, notes, bibliography,
appendixes, index.
ISBN 0-8130-2088-3
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Title:
Sinking Columbus: Contested History, Cultural Politics, and Mythmaking
during the Quincentenary
Authors:
Stephen J. Summerhill and John Alexander Williams
Description:
Sinking Columbus describes and analyzes the failure of the
1992 commemoration of the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's
voyage from Spain to the New World, once "universally" hailed
as the "discovery of America." Despite this failure, the
book recognizes the Quincentenary as an important and illuminating
event in the recent political and cultural history of the United States,
Europe, and Latin America.
The authors draw upon their personal experiences as
both organizers and observers of the celebration to explain how and
why, in a few short years, the Columbian myth was transformed from
a romantic, Eurocentric tradition into a postmodern, multicultural
critique of New World history.
The book reviews the U.S. Jubilee Commission, the failed
Chicago World's Fair, ethnic controversies in the United States, and
various international efforts (especially in Spain, Italy, and Latin
America) to commemorate an anniversary whose meaning changed drastically
from the time initial planning began until the year it finally took
place.
Chronologically, the book ranges over the cultural history
of the past century as well as the past decade. Geographically it
focuses on the United States, Spain, Italy, Mexico, and the Dominican
Republic. Ultimately, an underlying theme emerges--that the failure
of the official Quincentenary is offset by the fact that the anniversary
provoked and encouraged a healthy, widespread discussion of major
issues such as colonialism, ethnicity, diversity, and the place of
indigenous peoples in contemporary societies.
About the Authors:
Stephen J. Summerhill, associate professor of Spanish and Portuguese
at Ohio State University, has written scholarly articles on Miguel
de Unamuno, Maria Zambrano, Luis Cernuda, and other Spanish authors.
John Alexander Williams, director of the Christopher
Columbus Quincentenary Jubilee Commission from 1986 to 1988, is professor
of history at Appalachian State University. This is his fourth book.
Review:
•An excellent book, lively and well written, and likely to appeal
to a wider audience than the typical academic monograph.
--William D. Phillips, Jr., author of The Worlds of Christopher
Columbus
Other Information:
2000. 240pp. 6 X 9
17 b&w photos, bibliographic notes, index.
ISBN 0-8130-1799-8
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Title:
The French in North America: 1500-1783
Author:
W. J. Eccles
All information on this book taken from the
Michigan State University Press web site at:
http://msupress.msu.edu/history/french.html
About the Author:
W. J. Eccles has taught at the universities of Manitoba and
Alberta, and is professor emeritus at the University of Toronto.
Review:
•In The French in the Americas, 1500-1765, W.J. Eccles,
known for his powers of trenchant criticism and measured generalization,
carries both to new heights and into a wider range. In this masterly
analysis of New France and the other French colonies in America, he
throws fresh and convincing light at once on the imperial policy of
France in North America and also on the profound and enduring foundation
of the French identity in Canada and America. No other historian,
in my opinion, has attained such insight into the French fact in North
American history.
--W.L. Morton, Author of The Canadian Identity
Other Information:
Notes, maps, bibliography, index
300 pages, 6" x 9", 1998
ISBN 0-87013-484-1
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Title:
Colonial Challenges: Britons, Native Americans, and Caribs, 1759-1775
Author:
Robin F. A. Fabel
All information on this book taken from the
University Press of Florida web site at:
http://www.upf.com/Fall2000/fabel.html
Description:
In this examination of British colonial practices, Robin Fabel investigates
the reactions of native populations to British imperialism in the
two decades before the American Revolution. Specifically, he looks
at the Cherokees, the small tribes of the Mississippi, and the Black
Caribs of the Windward Islands--all groups whose territories bordered
on British settlements, all groups who first cooperated with and later
resisted British diplomatic and military intrusions.
Fabel reveals the flaws in British imperial policies.
Had they learned certain lessons from their experiences with native
populations, he argues, they might have been more successful in their
dealings with American colonists. He describes, too, how even small
tribes could diplomatically-–and successfully--play British and
French imperial rivals against each other.
On two significant occasions diplomacy failed and the
result was war. In the Cherokee War of 1759-61, that tribe took on
but failed to defeat the British and colonial military. In the Carib
War of 1772-73, however, the Black Caribs compelled the British to
retreat.
This rare glimpse into the military behavior of the
Mississippi small tribes and Fabel’s analysis of the ways of
war and details of Indian leadership benefits greatly from his use
of the Ballindalloch archives. His focus on the crucial naval dimension
of the Carib War is also a unique feature of the work. This study
will have great appeal for readers of military narratives and will
be essential reading for students of Native American diplomacy.
About the Author:
Robin F. A. Fabel is the Hollifield Professor of Southern History
at Auburn University. He is the author of The Economy of British
West Florida, a contributor to The New History of Florida
(UPF, 1996), and the editor of Shipwreck and Adventures of Monsieur
Pierre Viaud (UPF, 1990).
Review:
Of interest to scholars and readers interested in the relationship
of the British and the Cherokees, the Mississippi tribes and the Caribs.
Anyone working or studying about British relations with the natives
. . . and those interested in the American Revolution would also find
this interesting.
--William S. Coker, University of West Florida
Other Information:
2000. 304pp. 6 X 9
7 b&w photos, 4 maps, bibliography, notes, index.
0-8130-1798-X
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