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Tacky’s Revolt: The Story of an Atlantic Slave War

byVincent Brown

Tacky’s Revolt examines the Story of an Atlantic Slave War, combining Vincent Brown's clear narrative with the perspective of a historical account. The book builds its explanation through key episodes, competing interests, and the setting supplied by the wider field of history. Rather than isolating its subject, the book shows how private experience and public systems continually influenced one another. The book ultimately clarifies what made these developments possible, who experienced their effects, and why the story remains significant. The approach makes a specialized subject understandable without stripping away its tensions or ambiguity.

Publisher

Harvard University Press

Publication date

2019

Format

Print edition

Pages

336

ISBN

9780674737570