Island on Fire The Revolt That Ended Slavery in the British Empire by Tom Zoellner
Mar Dic 01, 2020 4:26 pm
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Island on Fire The Revolt That Ended Slavery in the British Empire by Tom Zoellner
epub | 26.04 MB | English | Isbn:B082DKQC8X |
Author: Tom Zoellner | PAge: 363 | Year: 2020
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From a New York Times bestselling author, a gripping account of the slave rebellion that led to the abolition of slavery in the British Empire. 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 in smoking ruins. By the time British troops had put down the rebels, more than a thousand Jamaicans lay dead from summary executions and extrajudicial murder. While the rebels lost their military gamble, their sacrifice accelerated the larger struggle for freedom in the British Atlantic. The daring and suffering of the Jamaicans galvanized public opinion throughout the empire, triggering a decisive turn against slavery. For centuries bondage had fed Britain's appetite for sugar. Within two years of the Christmas rebellion, slavery was formally abolished. Island on Fire is a dramatic day-by-day...
Category:History of Jamaica, Jamaica Caribbean & West Indies History, History of Central America
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