Almost home : maroons between slavery and freedom in Jamaica, Nova Scotia, and Sierra Leone /
The unique story of a small community of escaped slaves who revolted against the British government yet still managed to manoeuvre and survive against all odds. After being exiled from their native Jamaica in 1795, the Trelawney Town Maroons endured in Nova Scotia and then in Sierra Leone. In this n...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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New Haven :
Yale University Press,
[2018]
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Introduction; JAMAICA; 1 War; 2 Bloodhounds; 3 Deportation; NOVA SCOTIA; 4 Conversion; 5 Winter; 6 Resistance; SIERRA LEONE; 7 Crisis; 8 Accommodation; Epilogue; List of Abbreviations; Notes; Bibliography; Acknowledgments; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; Y.