Gene Allen Smith is a professor of History and the director of the Center for Texas Studies at TCU in Fort Worth, Texas. The author of numerous books, he is also the curator of History at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History. Smith has received research awards from TCU and Montana State University-Billings, as well as fellowships from the Henry E. Huntington Library, the Virginia Historical Society, the US Department of the Navy, the US Military Academy at West Point, and the National Endowment for the Humanities. He lives in Fort Worth, Texas.
"Impressively researched." --The Christian Science
Monitor"Thoroughly researched...fills in some much-needed
background to the complicated relations that...mixed racism, fear
and anger on one side with a unquenchable yearning for freedom on
the other." --The Washington Times"Engrossing...Smith's exhaustive
research reveals that black sailors played a significant if
unheralded role in virtually all of the U.S. Navy's successes...an
important, lucid, often startling work of scholarship." --The
Dallas Morning News"Smith's long years of research and wide
knowledge of this conflict has enabled him to focus on some of the
remarkable stories of men and their families...illustrates clearly
the plight of American slaves as they desperately struggled to gain
their freedom and the lies, deception and deviousness their owners
used to deny it." --Kirkus Reviews"Crisply told...Smith's
first-rate study is a gripping tale of the evolution of race
relations in early America." --Publishers Weekly"The history of
black servicemen long antedates the Civil War. In the
Anglo-American War of 1812, both sides recruited black Americans as
soldiers; the British offered freedom to American slaves who would
fight for them. Gene Allen Smith's account, scrupulously researched
in both British and U.S. sources, sheds new light on many aspects
of that conflict, including the little-known 'Patriot War' in
Florida. Personal narratives of heroic individuals add to the story
a sense of immediacy. Scholars, military history buffs, and
students of the black experience will all find a reading of
interest here." --Daniel Walker Howe, Pulitzer-Prize winning author
of What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America,
1815-1848."Gene Smith's new book sheds considerable light on the
role of blacks, slave and free alike, during the War of 1812. This
is essential reading for all students of the war as well as for
anyone interested in American race relations or U.S. military
history." --Don Hickey, author of The War of 1812"In The Slaves'
Gamble, Gene Allen Smith richly details the lives of enslaved
people struggling for freedom through an array of strategies in a
complex war. Thoroughly researched and wide-ranging, from the Gulf
of Mexico to the Canadian frontier, and from the sunny Caribbean to
dank Dartmoor Prison, this superb book illuminates the plight,
courage, and resourcefulness of African Americans in the early
republic." --Alan Taylor, author of The Civil War of 1812"Gene
Allen Smith captures with scholarly thoroughness the dilemma of
patriotism that enslaved African-Americans struggled with during
the War of 1812 and the range of their responses." --Elizabeth
Dowling Taylor, author of A Slave in the White House: Paul Jennings
and the Madisons
Impressively researched. "The Christian Science Monitor" Thoroughly
researched fills in some much-needed background to the complicated
relations that mixed racism, fear and anger on one side with a
unquenchable yearning for freedom on the other. "The Washington
Times" Engrossing Smith's exhaustive research reveals that black
sailors played a significant if unheralded role in virtually all of
the U.S. Navy's successes an important, lucid, often startling work
of scholarship. "The Dallas Morning News" Smith's long years of
research and wide knowledge of this conflict has enabled him to
focus on some of the remarkable stories of men and their families
illustrates clearly the plight of American slaves as they
desperately struggled to gain their freedom and the lies, deception
and deviousness their owners used to deny it. "Kirkus Reviews"
Crisply told...Smith's first-rate study is a gripping tale of the
evolution of race relations in early America. "Publishers Weekly"
The history of black servicemen long antedates the Civil War. In
the Anglo-American War of 1812, both sides recruited black
Americans as soldiers; the British offered freedom to American
slaves who would fight for them. Gene Allen Smith's account,
scrupulously researched in both British and U.S. sources, sheds new
light on many aspects of that conflict, including the little-known
'Patriot War' in Florida. Personal narratives of heroic individuals
add to the story a sense of immediacy. Scholars, military history
buffs, and students of the black experience will all find a reading
of interest here. "Daniel Walker Howe, Pulitzer-Prize winning
author of What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America,
1815-1848." Gene Smith's new book sheds considerable light on the
role of blacks, slave and free alike, during the War of 1812. This
is essential reading for all students of the war as well as for
anyone interested in American race relations or U.S. military
history. "Don Hickey, author of The War of 1812" In The Slaves'
Gamble, Gene Allen Smith richly details the lives of enslaved
people struggling for freedom through an array of strategies in a
complex war. Thoroughly researched and wide-ranging, from the Gulf
of Mexico to the Canadian frontier, and from the sunny Caribbean to
dank Dartmoor Prison, this superb book illuminates the plight,
courage, and resourcefulness of African Americans in the early
republic. "Alan Taylor, author of The Civil War of 1812" Gene Allen
Smith captures with scholarly thoroughness the dilemma of
patriotism that enslaved African-Americans struggled with during
the War of 1812 and the range of their responses. "Elizabeth
Dowling Taylor, author of A Slave in the White House: Paul Jennings
and the Madisons""
"Impressively researched."-"The Christian Science Monitor"""
"Thoroughly researched...fills in some much-needed background to
the complicated relations that...mixed racism, fear and anger on
one side with a unquenchable yearning for freedom on the
other."--"The Washington Times""Engrossing...Smith's exhaustive
research reveals that black sailors played a significant if
unheralded role in virtually all of the U.S. Navy's successes...an
important, lucid, often startling work of scholarship."--"The
Dallas Morning News""Smith's long years of research and wide
knowledge of this conflict has enabled him to focus on some of the
remarkable stories of men and their families...illustrates clearly
the plight of American slaves as they desperately struggled to gain
their freedom and the lies, deception and deviousness their owners
used to deny it."--"Kirkus Reviews""Crisply told...Smith's
first-rate study is a gripping tale of the evolution of race
relations in early America."--"Publishers Weekly""The history of
black servicemen long antedates the Civil War. In the
Anglo-American War of 1812, both sides recruited black Americans as
soldiers; the British offered freedom to American slaves who would
fight for them. Gene Allen Smith's account, scrupulously researched
in both British and U.S. sources, sheds new light on many aspects
of that conflict, including the little-known 'Patriot War' in
Florida. Personal narratives of heroic individuals add to the story
a sense of immediacy. Scholars, military history buffs, and
students of the black experience will all find a reading of
interest here."--Daniel Walker Howe, Pulitzer-Prize winning author
of "What Hath God Wrought: ""The Transformation of America,
1815-1848." "Gene Smith's new book sheds considerable light on the
role of blacks, slave and free alike, during the War of 1812. This
is essential reading for all students of the war as well as for
anyone interested in American race relations or U.S. military
history."--Don Hickey, author of "The War of 1812""In The Slaves'
Gamble, Gene Allen Smith richly details the lives of enslaved
people struggling for freedom through an array of strategies in a
complex war. Thoroughly researched and wide-ranging, from the Gulf
of Mexico to the Canadian frontier, and from the sunny Caribbean to
dank Dartmoor Prison, this superb book illuminates the plight,
courage, and resourcefulness of African Americans in the early
republic."--Alan Taylor, author of "The Civil War of 1812""Gene
Allen Smith captures with scholarly thoroughness the dilemma of
patriotism that enslaved African-Americans struggled with during
the War of 1812 and the range of their responses."--Elizabeth
Dowling Taylor, author of "A Slave in the White House: Paul
Jennings and the Madisons"
"Engrossing...Smith's exhaustive research reveals that black
sailors played a significant if unheralded role in virtually all of
the U.S. Navy's successes...an important, lucid, often startling
work of scholarship."--"The Dallas Morning News""Smith's long years
of research and wide knowledge of this conflict has enabled him to
focus on some of the remarkable stories of men and their
families...illustrates clearly the plight of American slaves as
they desperately struggled to gain their freedom and the lies,
deception and deviousness their owners used to deny it."--"Kirkus
Reviews""Crisply told...Smith's first-rate study is a gripping tale
of the evolution of race relations in early America."--"Publishers
Weekly""The history of black servicemen long antedates the Civil
War. In the Anglo-American War of 1812, both sides recruited black
Americans as soldiers; the British offered freedom to American
slaves who would fight for them. Gene Allen Smith's account,
scrupulously researched in both British and U.S. sources, sheds new
light on many aspects of that conflict, including the little-known
'Patriot War' in Florida. Personal narratives of heroic individuals
add to the story a sense of immediacy. Scholars, military history
buffs, and students of the black experience will all find a reading
of interest here."--Daniel Walker Howe, Pulitzer-Prize winning
author of "What Hath God Wrought: ""The Transformation of America,
1815-1848." "Gene Smith's new book sheds considerable light on the
role of blacks, slave and free alike, during the War of 1812. This
is essential reading for all students of the war as well as for
anyone interested in American race relations or U.S. military
history."--Don Hickey, author of "The War of 1812""In The Slaves'
Gamble, Gene Allen Smith richly details the lives of enslaved
people struggling for freedom through an array of strategies in a
complex war. Thoroughly researched and wide-ranging, from the Gulf
of Mexico to the Canad
"Smith's long years of research and wide knowledge of this conflict
has enabled him to focus on some of the remarkable stories of men
and their families...illustrates clearly the plight of American
slaves as they desperately struggled to gain their freedom and the
lies, deception and deviousness their owners used to deny
it."--"Kirkus Reviews""Crisply told...Smith's first-rate study is a
gripping tale of the evolution of race relations in early
America."--"Publishers Weekly""The history of black servicemen long
antedates the Civil War. In the Anglo-American War of 1812, both
sides recruited black Americans as soldiers; the British offered
freedom to American slaves who would fight for them. Gene Allen
Smith's account, scrupulously researched in both British and U.S.
sources, sheds new light on many aspects of that conflict,
including the little-known 'Patriot War' in Florida. Personal
narratives of heroic individuals add to the story a sense of
immediacy. Scholars, military history buffs, and students of the
black experience will all find a reading of interest here."--Daniel
Walker Howe, Pulitzer-Prize winning author of "What Hath God
Wrought: ""The Transformation of America, 1815-1848." "Gene Smith's
new book sheds considerable light on the role of blacks, slave and
free alike, during the War of 1812. This is essential reading for
all students of the war as well as for anyone interested in
American race relations or U.S. military history."--Don Hickey,
author of "The War of 1812""In The Slaves' Gamble, Gene Allen Smith
richly details the lives of enslaved people struggling for freedom
through an array of strategies in a complex war. Thoroughly
researched and wide-ranging, from the Gulf of Mexico to the
Canadian frontier, and from the sunny Caribbean to dank Dartmoor
Prison, this superb book illuminates the plight, courage, and
resourcefulness of African Americans in the early republic."--Alan
Taylor, author of "The Civil War of 1812""Gene Alleno
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