A Peoples History of Florida 1513-1876: How Africans, Seminoles, Women, and Lower Class Whites Shaped the Sunshine State

ISBN: 1442167092

Author: Wasserman, Adam

Condition: New

Howard Zinn, author of A Peoples History of the United States, predicted that the bottom class perspective of history would eventually gain ground, enveloping the old way of narrating history as told by the powerful. Since then, numerous historical events have been redefined through the outlook of common people that were involved from the bottom-up, forever altering how we understand history. No more romantic diatribes glittered in patriotic myths. No more traditional heroes, standardized viewpoints, unquestionable "facts," or generalized falsehoods. Just plain raw truth that is not afraid to stampede powerful governments with the herd of popular outrage. A Peoples History of Florida follows the Peoples History tradition, documenting the active involvement of African-Americans, indigenous people, women, and poor whites in shaping the Sunshine States history.