Ordinary people, extraordinary times : living the British empire in Jamaica, 1756 /

"In October of 1756, Sarah Folkes wrote home to her children in London from Jamaica. Posted on the ship Europa, bound for London, her letter was one of around 350 letters that were never delivered due to an act of war; they remain together today in The National Archives in London. In Ordinary P...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Haggerty, Sheryllynne (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Montreal ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2023]
Subjects:
To 1962
British > Jamaica > Correspondence.
British.
British colonies.
Colonization.
Manners and customs.
HISTORY / Caribbean & West Indies / Jamaica
Jamaica > History > To 1962.
Jamaica > Colonization.
Jamaica > Social life and customs > 18th century.
Great Britain > Colonies > America.
America.
Jamaica.
History.
Informational works.
Personal correspondence.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Ordinary People, Extraordinary Times
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Tables and Figures
  • Prologue
  • Acknowledgements
  • Notes on Conventions within This Text
  • Abbreviations
  • 1 Ordinary People, Extraordinary Times
  • 2 Jamaica in 1756
  • 3 Making Money
  • 4 War and Politics
  • 5 Love, Family, and Friendship
  • 6 Death, Disease, and Decay
  • 7 Cotton, Candles, and Carriages
  • 8 Tales of the Enslaved People
  • 9 Ordinary People, Ordinary Lives
  • A Memorial to the Enslaved and Freed People of 1756
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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