- "A must read... Goes beyond generalities and sheds light." - Yvonne Haddad, Georgetown University

"An important scholarly work... a testament." - Lamin Sanneh, Yale University

"Persuasively captures the quiet heroism of North American maroons." - Richard Price, author of Maroon Societies

"Impressive research and vivid prose... an important addition to our understanding of slave society and black resistance." - Eric Foner, author of The Fiery Trial

"One of those rare books that is at once of scholarly significance and will engage a wide readership." - David Eltis, Robert W. Woodruff Professor of History, Emory University