Patroons and Periaguas: Enslaved Watermen and Watercraft of the Lowcountry

An exploration of the impact of ethnically diverse enslaved watermen on the maritime history of the New World

Patroons and Periaguas explores the intricately interwoven and colorful creole maritime legacy of Native Americans, Africans, enslaved and free African Americans, and Europeans who settled along the rivers and coastline near the bourgeoning colonial port city of Charleston, South Carolina.

Colonial South Carolina, from a European perspective, was a water-filled world where boatmen of ...