A concise natural history of East and West Florida /

A concise natural history of East and West Florida /

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Author / Creator:	Romans, Bernard, 1741?-approximately 1784.
Imprint:	Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©1999.
Description:	1 online resource (xiv, 442 pages) : illustrations, maps
Language:	English
Subject:	Natural history -- Florida. Natural history -- Gulf States. Natural history. Florida. United States -- Gulf States. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11109746

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Other authors / contributors:	Braund, Kathryn E. Holland, 1955-
ISBN:	0585306664 9780585306667 9780817384234 0817384235 0817308768 9780817308766
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-426) and index. English. Print version record.
Summary:	Bernard Romans's A Concise Natural History of East and West Florida, William Bartram's Travels, and James Adair's History of the American Indian are the three most significant accounts of the southeastern United States published during the late 18th century. This new edition of Romans's Concise Natural History, edited by historian Kathryn Braund, provides the first fully annotated edition of this early and rare description of both the European settled areas and the adjoining Indian lands in what are now the states of Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi,
Other form:	Print version: Romans, Bernard, approximately 1720-approximately 1784. Concise natural history of East and West Florida. Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©1999 0817308768

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Summary:	Covering everything from Acadians to Yellow Fever, Bernard Romans exhaustively addressed daily life in Florida and minutely described its natural features-but he also did much more. He was copious in conveying the manners and customs of the native Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Creek Indians, including, despite their bad traits, one common outstanding virtue: hospitality. Romans also notes the habits and character of the colonists and comments on the prevalence of drinking. By focusing his attention on even the most minute detail, Romans has given us a fascinating, true account of early Florida. According to the Library of Congress, the variety of natural, aboriginal, historic, and miscellaneous information which [the book] graphically gives is far more original than a great many pioneer histories. Originally published in 1775, this rare work was first reprinted by Pelican in 1961.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xiv, 442 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-426) and index.
ISBN:	0585306664 9780585306667 9780817384234 0817384235 0817308768 9780817308766