Island on Fire: The Revolt That Ended Slavery in the British Empire
2020年5月12日 · Island on Fire is a dramatic day-by-day account of this transformative uprising. A skillful storyteller, Tom Zoellner goes back to the primary sources to tell the intimate story of the men and women who rose up and tasted liberty for a few brief weeks.
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Island on Fire: The Revolt That Ended Slavery in the British Empire
2022年3月8日 · Island on Fire is a dramatic day-by-day account of these transformative events. A skillful storyteller, Tom Zoellner uses diaries, letters, and colonial records to tell the intimate story of the men and women who rose up and briefly tasted liberty.
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Island on Fire: The Revolt That Ended Slavery in the Br…
2020年5月12日 · 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.
‘Island on Fire’: A New Book about the Revolt that Ended ... - AAIHS
2020年5月15日 · Island on Fire is a dramatic day-by-day account of this transformative uprising. A skillful storyteller, Tom Zoellner goes back to the primary sources to tell the intimate story of the men and women who rose up and tasted liberty for a few brief weeks.
Island on Fire — Harvard University Press
Island on Fire is a dramatic day-by-day account of these transformative events. A skillful storyteller, Tom Zoellner uses diaries, letters, and colonial records to tell the intimate story of the men and women who rose up and briefly tasted liberty.
Island on Fire – Tom Zoellner
Island on Fire is the dramatic day-by-day account of this transformative uprising. A skillful storyteller, Tom Zoellner goes back to primary sources to tell the story of the men and women who tasted liberty for a few brief weeks.
Island on Fire: The Revolt That Ended Slavery in the British Empire
2022年3月8日 · The final uprising of enslaved people in Jamaica started as a peaceful labor strike a few days shy of Christmas in 1831. A harsh crackdown by white militias quickly sparked a full-blown revolt, leaving hundreds of plantation houses in smoking ruins.
Island on Fire - De Gruyter
2020年5月12日 · Island on Fire is a gripping account of the five weeks when Jamaica burned in a rebellion led by enslaved preacher Samuel Sharpe. Tom Zoellner recounts these dramatic events with great energy and detail, crucially setting Sharpe’s story—which until now has not been well known away from the island—in the wider context of the struggle for ...
Island on Fire: The Revolt That Ended Slavery in the British Empire
Island on Fire is a dramatic day-by-day account of these transformative events. A skillful storyteller, Tom Zoellner uses diaries, letters, and colonial records to tell the intimate story of the men and women who rose up and briefly tasted liberty.
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- 作者: Zoellner, Tom
Book Summary and Reviews of Island on Fire by Tom Zoellner
Island on Fire is a dramatic day-by-day account of this transformative uprising. A skillful storyteller, Tom Zoellner goes back to the primary sources to tell the intimate story of the men and women who rose up and tasted liberty for a few brief weeks.