Blood on the river : a chronicle of mutiny and freedom on the Wild Coast

Blood on the river : a chronicle of mutiny and freedom on the Wild Coast / Marjoleine Kars.

Author/creator	Kars, Marjoleine author.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	New York : The New Press, 2020.
Copyright Notice	©2020
Description	362 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subject(s)	Slave rebellions--Guyana --Berbice --History --18th century. Enslaved persons--Guyana --Social conditions --18th century. Berbice--History --18th century.

Contents	Rehearsal, 1762 -- Labor camps in the making -- Overthrow -- Governing -- The long Atlantic reach -- Expanding the revolution -- Stalemate -- Rebellious soldiers -- Palace revolution -- The turning of the tide -- The battle for the Berbice -- Wild sang and little glory -- Outsourcing the war -- Justice sideways -- Epilogue.
Abstract	"The story of a massive eighteenth-century slave rebellion in the Dutch colony of Berbice (now Guyana) which had been all but forgotten. Historian Marjoleine Kars recovers a riveting tale from the archives, including rare first-person accounts from African-born slaves"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-347) and index.
Genre/form	History.
LCCN	2019053892
ISBN	9781620974599 hardcover
ISBN	1620974592 hardcover
ISBN	electronic book
Standard identifier#	40030076334

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	HT1140 .B4 K37 2020	✔ Available	Place Hold