{"product_id":"the-apalachee-indians-and-mission-san-luis-native-peoples-cultures-and-places-of-the-southeastern-united-states-9780813015651","title":"The Apalachee Indians and Mission San Luis (Native Peoples  Cultures  and Places of the Southeastern United States)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Outstanding. . . . Brings to life the Apalachee and their Spanish conquerors. In clear  concise prose it paints a picture of the Apalachee and their society and shows how their interactions with Spanish explorers  missionaries  and colonists shaped the history of their society.\"--John F. Scarry  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The Apalachee Indians of northwest Florida and their Spanish conquerors come alive in this story -- lavishly illustrated with 120 color reproductions -- 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 investigated mission in Florida  served as Spains provincial capital in America. From 1656 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 volume 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45647091007541,"sku":"ByrdShop_0813015650","price":27.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780813015651.jpg?v=1781688700","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-apalachee-indians-and-mission-san-luis-native-peoples-cultures-and-places-of-the-southeastern-united-states-9780813015651","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}