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Island on Fire: The Revolt That Ended Slavery in the British Empire

by Tom Zoellner

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 plant

Publisher

Harvard University Press

Publication date

2020

Format

Print edition

Pages

368

ISBN

9780674984301