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Blood on the River: A Chronicle of Mutiny and Freedom on the Wild Coast

by Marjoleine Kars

A breathtakingly original work of history that uncovers a massive enslaved persons’ revolt that almost changed the face of the Americas On Sunday, February 27, 1763, thousands of slaves in the Dutch colony of Berbice—in present-day Guyana—launched a massive rebellion which came amazingly close to succeeding. Surrounded by jungle and savannah, the revolutiona

Publisher

New Press, The

Publication date

2020

Format

Print edition

Pages

336

ISBN

9781620974599