Richmond F Brown

Coastal Encounters: The Transformation of the Gulf South in the Eighteenth Century Richmond F Brown

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Review Quotes: "A remarkable addition to regional studies on the colonial Gulf South."--H. G. Kong, "CHOICE"--H. G. Kong"Choice" (01/01/2009) Review Quotes: "Largely ignored by colonial historians, the eighteenth-century Gulf South shines in this rich new collection of essays by a dozen experts and new scholars."--Tammy L./i>--Tammy L. Ingram "Historian "Biographical Note: Richmond F. Brown is an associate professor and associate director of the Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Florida. He taught at the University of South Alabama for sixteen years, where he organized the Howard Mahan Symposium. He is the author of "Juan Fermin de Aycinena: Central American Colonial Entrepreneur, 1729-1796."Contributors include: Armando C. AlonzoIda AltmanRichmond F. BrownH. Sophie BurtonAmy Turner BushnellKarl DavisShannon Lee DawdyVirginia GouldJane LandersAndrew McMichaelGreg O'BrienDaniel H. Usner Jr. David WheatPublisher Marketing: Coastal Encounters opens a window onto the fascinating world of the eighteenth-century Gulf South. Stretching from Florida to Texas, the region witnessed the complex collision of European, African, and Native American peoples. The Gulf South offered an extraordinary stage for European rivalries to play out, allowed a Native-based frontier exchange system to develop alongside an emerging slave-based plantation economy, and enabled the construction of an urban network of unusual opportunity for free people of color. After being long-neglected in favor of the English colonies of the Atlantic coast, the colonial Gulf South has now become the focus of new and exciting scholarship. Coastal Encounters brings together leading experts and emerging scholars to provide a portrait of the Gulf South in the eighteenth century. The contributors depict the remarkable transformations that took place-demographic, cultural, social, political, and economic-and examine the changes from multiple perspectives, including those of Native Americans, Europeans, and Africans; colonizers and colonized; men and women. The outstanding essays in this book argue for the central place of this dynamic region in colonial history. Richmond F. Brown is an associate professor and associate director of the Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Florida. He taught at the University of South Alabama for sixteen years, where he organized the Howard Mahan Symposium. He is the author of Juan Fermin de Aycinena: Central American Colonial Entrepreneur, 1729-1796. Review Citations:

Choice 01/01/2009 (EAN 9780803262676, Paperback)

Contributor Bio:  Brown, Richmond F Richmond F. Brown is an associate professor and associate director of the Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Florida. He taught at the University of South Alabama for sixteen years, where he organized the Howard Mahan Symposium. He is the author of "Juan Fermin de Aycinena: Central American Colonial Entrepreneur, 1729-1796." Contributors include: Armando C. Alonzo Ida Altman Richmond F. Brown H. Sophie Burton Amy Turner Bushnell Karl Davis Shannon Lee Dawdy Virginia Gould Jane Landers Andrew McMichael Greg O'Brien Daniel H. Usner Jr. David Wheat