{"product_id":"the-odyssey-of-an-african-slave-9780813061856","title":"The Odyssey of an African Slave","description":"\u003cb\u003ePowerful, mesmerizing narrative of the life of an African-born slave\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"St. Augustine during the nineteenth century has been described for us by many a resident and traveler, but never so pungently and colorfully as by Sitiki, renamed Uncle Jack, an African American who passed from slave in the first half of the century to freedman in the second.\"--Michael Gannon, author of \u003ci\u003eFlorida: A Short History\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Griffin presents Sitiki\/Smith's narrative, his life and his times, with sensitivity, respect, and accuracy. A revealing autobiography of a remarkable man.\"--Jim Miller, former state archaeologist and chief of the Bureau of Archaeological Research \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"As the only first-person slave narrative to emerge from Florida, this volume offers us a human perspective on the experience of enslavement and relocation and tells the story of a remarkable man.\"--Aaron Sheehan-Dean, author of \u003ci\u003eWhy Confederates Fought\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Recently discovered as a hand-written document in the Buckingham Smith Collection at the New-York Historical Society, this remarkable first-person narrative traces the life of Sitiki, whose name was changed to Jack Smith after his enslavement in America. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Captured and sold into slavery in Africa as a five-year-old, Sitiki travelled to America as a cabin boy. Eventually sold by the ship's captain to Josiah Smith of Savannah, Georgia, he lived there and in Connecticut with his new master. Captured by the British during the War of 1812, he was returned to the Smiths, to be freed only after the Civil War. He went on to become the first black Methodist minister in St. Augustine, Florida where he established his own church. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Patricia Griffin does not leave the story at the conclusion of the slave narrative, but explores Sitiki's experiences and places them in clear and valuable context. She presents the narrative unencumbered, allowing Sitiki's authority, compassion, and personality to speak for itself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sitiki\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Florida\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/22\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.51d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813061856\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2015 pg. 103\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSitiki, \u003c\/b\u003ealso known as Jack Smith, was born in Africa and died, a free man, in St. Augustine, Florida. He wrote his memoir between 1869 and 1871 with the assistance of historian Buckingham Smith, his former master. \u003cb\u003ePatricia Griffin\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ean independent historical anthropologist, the author of \u003ci\u003eMullet on the Beach \u003c\/i\u003eand the editor of \u003ci\u003eFifty Years of Southeastern Archaeology.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University Press of Florida","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40177454252147,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":19.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_be73125c-9e40-409a-92ea-0faf054b9241.jpg?v=1655385139","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-odyssey-of-an-african-slave-9780813061856","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}