Item details: Island on fire : the revolt that ended slavery in the British Empire - 48333894

Island on fire : the revolt that ended slavery in the British Empire

text Island on fire : the revolt that ended slavery in the British Empire

Summary: "For five horrific weeks after Christmas in 1831, Jamaica was convulsed by an uprising of its enslaved people. What started as a peaceful labor strike quickly turned into a full-blown revolt, leaving hundreds of plantation houses smoking ruins. By... Read more

Contents: A suburb of Hell -- Deacon Sharpe -- A suburb of hell -- King Sugar -- Door of no return -- The plot -- Swear to me -- The fires -- One common ruin -- Launched into eternity -- Panic -- Another island -- Freedom -- Aftermath.

Format: text

Description: 363 pages : illustrations, map, portraits ; 22 cm

Publisher: Harvard University Press 2020

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Woodmere (Main Branch)	326.8 ZOE in Adult Non-fiction	Available

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TADL-WOOD	326.8 ZOE in Adult Non-fiction	Available

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