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The
Apalachee Indians and by John H. Hann and Bonnie G. McEwan The Apalachee Indians of northwest Florida and their Spanish conquerors come alive in this lavishly illustrated story of their premier community, San Luis. With a cast of characters that includes friars, soldiers, civilians, a Spanish governor, and a diverse native population, the book portrays the dwellings, daily life, religious practices, social structures, and recreation activities at the mission. From their prehistoric ancestors and first contact with Europeans in the 1500s to their dispersal following attacks by the English and by their Native American allies in the early 1700s, the Apalachee played important roles in the history of Florida and of native peoples throughout the Southeast. The San Luis community near Tallahassee, the most thoroughly documented mission in Florida, served as Spain's provincial capital in America. From the 1670s to its conquest by the English, it flourished as the only significant Spanish settlement in Florida outside of St. Augustine. Written by the two foremost authorities on the Florida Apalachee, this full-color paperback offers general readers a compelling combination of archaeology and history. John H. Hann is a research historian at the San Luis Archaeological and Historic Site and a leading scholar on the missions of Spanish Florida. He is the author of Apalachee: The Land Between the Rivers (UPF, 1988), Missions to the Calusa (UPF, 1991), and History of the Timucua Indians and Missions (UPF, 1996). Bonnie G. McEwan, director of archaeology at the San Luis site in Tallahassee, has conducted research in the Southeast, California, Spain, and the Caribbean. She is the editor of The Spanish Missions of La Florida (UPF, 1993). Financed in part with historic preservation grant assistance provided by the Bureau of Historic Preservation, Division of Historical Resources, Florida Department of State, assisted by the Historic Preservation Advisory Council. Native Peoples, Cultures, and Places of the Southeastern United States Series A Florida Heritage Publication 1998. 208 pp. 7 X 10. 120 color illustrations, appendix, bibliography, index. ISBN 0-8130-1564-2 Cloth, $49.95 ISBN 0-8130-1565-0 Paper, $19.95
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, be sure to check out our complete promotional page on other archaeology titles from the University Press of Florida "Compelling . . . John Hann, a historian, and Bonnie McEwan, an archaeologist, bring
alive the story of the Apalachee people of northern Florida and their Spanish conquerors." --
American Archaeology "The intent of this series is to acquaint the general reading population with information from archaeological and historical sources on American Indian groups in the Southeast and yet be accessible even to grammar school children. It has achieved this goal admirably. . . . This volume should be an indispensable part of the library of anyone interested in Florida's first Spanish period. It provides the lay or casual reader with a quick, easily understood, readable, and even entertaining snapshot of that era in Apalachee."--
Florida Historical Quarterly "Vividly illustrated with maps, pictorial depictions, and photographs, the book offers a brilliant example of a format through which academic historians can present their work to readers outside of the academy."-- American Indian Quarterly
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