Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. Map: The early South x
5. Introduction 1
6. Part I: What. Making Sense of La Florida, 1560s–1670s
7. 1. Paths and Power 9
8. 2. Information Contests 42
9. 3. Rebellious News 68
10. Part II: Who. The Many Faces of Information, 1660s–1710s
11. 4. Informers and Slaves 97
12. 5. The Information Race 128
13. Part III. How. New Ways of Articulating Power, 1710–1740
14. 6. Networks in Wartime 157
15. 7. Dissonant Connections 184
16. Conclusion 211
17. Notes 219
18. Acknowledgments 275
19. Index 277