{"product_id":"maroons-and-the-marooned-richard-bodek-9781496827197","title":"Maroons and the Marooned: Runaways and Castaways in the Americas","description":"Contributions by Richard Bodek, Claire P. Curtis, Joseph Kelly, Simon Lewis, Steve Mentz, J. Brent Morris, Peter Sands, Edward Shore, and James O'Neil Spady \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Commonly, the word \u003ci\u003emaroon\u003c\/i\u003e refers to someone cast away on an island. One becomes marooned, usually, through a storm at sea or by a captain as a method of punishment. But the term originally denoted escaped slaves. Though being marooned came to be associated mostly with white European castaways, the etymology invites comparison between true maroons (escaped slaves establishing new lives in the wilderness) and people who were marooned (through maritime disaster). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This volume brings together literary scholars with historians, encompassing both literal maroons such as in Brazil and South Carolina as well as metaphoric scenarios in time-travel novels and postapocalyptic narratives. Included are examples from \u003ci\u003eThe Tempest\u003c\/i\u003e; Margaret Atwood's MaddAddam trilogy; \u003ci\u003eA Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court\u003c\/i\u003e; and Octavia Butler's \u003ci\u003eKindred.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Both runaways and castaways formed new societies in the wilderness. But true maroons, escaped slaves, were not cast away; they chose to fly towards the uncertainties of the wild in pursuit of freedom. In effect, this volume gives these maroons proper credit, at the very heart of American history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Bodek\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1496827198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496827197\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Mississippi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/20\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.51d","brand":"Richard Bodek","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44126305124607,"sku":"9781496827197","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a68f6993-40ce-4ab4-a8e1-bfbdaf62ad5d.jpg?v=1687447426","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/maroons-and-the-marooned-richard-bodek-9781496827197","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}