{"product_id":"runaway-masters-joseph-ford-cotto-9798525655805","title":"Runaway Masters: A True Story of Slavery, Freedom, Triumph, and Tragedy Beyond 1619 and 1776","description":"\u003cb\u003eFor generations, they ruled over blacks \u003ci\u003eand \u003c\/i\u003ewhites.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThey were-and still are-the Seminoles, the only American Indians who never surrendered to Uncle Sam. Runaways from other tribes, the Seminoles carved a kingdom for themselves out of the wilds of Florida, despite British and Spanish imperialists theoretically ruling the day. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Seminoles also enslaved fugitives from American plantations, creating a slaveholding society unlike any other. When the Americans wanted not only their slaves back, but unsurpassed control over Florida, the Seminoles formed a groundbreaking alliance with those who they held in bondage. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat happened next is an epic story of victory, defeat, friendship, betrayal, hard truths, damnable lies, integration, segregation, heroism, cowardice, deep respect, blind hatred, and-above all else-the struggle for survival. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis story has lessons for us all. It challenges the way we view race relations, enslavement in the land of the free, and the nature of American history itself. As many question all of these subjects, and much more, \u003ci\u003eRunaway Masters\u003c\/i\u003e provides no guidance as to what we should think. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt does, however, offer valuable insight on a history oft-forgotten, or even hidden. This history, in so many ways, tells the story of our time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joseph Ford Cotto\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798525655805\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/23\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.45d","brand":"Joseph Ford Cotto","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48440477352191,"sku":"9798525655805","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bb0087fe-5f59-49ef-9bf1-c8a50626b752.jpg?v=1777182693","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/runaway-masters-joseph-ford-cotto-9798525655805","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}