Gainesville. 2018. April 2018. University Press of Florida. 1st Paperback Edition. Very Good in Wrappers. 9780813056531. 6 x 9 | 24 b/w photos, 4 maps. 208 pages. paperback. keywords: History. DESCRIPTION - A fascinating look at an extraordinary woman and the complexities of slavery beyond the common image of slavery in the South. - Booklist. Remarkable. Put[s] a voice and face to slavery in Florida during Spanish and American rule. - American Historical Review. An absorbing account. - Journal of American History. Provides insight not only into the life of this remarkable woman but also into the race, class, and gender distinctions of her time. - Choice. An excellent biography. - Florida Historical Quarterly. A rich and thought-provoking history. - Southern Historian. In this revised and expanded edition of Anna Kingsley's remarkable life story, Daniel Schafer draws on new discoveries to prove true the longstanding rumors that Anna Madgigine Jai was originally a princess from the royal family of Jolof in Senegal. Captured from her homeland in 1806, she became first an American slave, later a slaveowner, and eventually a central figure in a free black community. Anna Kingsley's story adds a dramatic chapter to the history of the South, the state of Florida, and the African diaspora. inventory #43477