Island on Fire : The Revolt That Ended Slavery in the British Empire /
In 1831 enslaved Jamaicans revolted. What began as a peaceful movement soon became a bloodbath as British troops retaliated. Tom Zoellner tells the inspiring story of the uprising that galvanized antislavery forces in Britain and led directly to abolition two years later.
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, MA :
Harvard University Press,
[2020]
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- contents
- Introduction
- 1. A Suburb of Hell
- 2. Deacon Sharpe
- 3. King Sugar
- 4. The Door of No Return
- 5. The Plot
- 6. Swear to Me
- 7. The Fires
- 8. One Common Ruin
- 9. Launched into Eternity
- 10. Panic
- 11. Another Island
- 12. Freedom
- 13. Aftermath
- Epilogue
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Acknowledgments
- Index