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

In 1831 enslaved Jamaicans revolted. What began as a peaceful movement soon became a bloodbath as British troops retaliated. Tom Zoellner tells the inspiring story of the uprising that galvanized antislavery forces in Britain and led directly to abolition two years later.

About the author

Tom Zoellner is the author of Uranium, Train, and The Heartless Stone and coauthor of the New York Times bestseller An Ordinary Man. He teaches at Chapman University and Dartmouth College and is the politics editor for the Los Angeles Review of Books.

Summary

In 1831 enslaved Jamaicans revolted. What began as a peaceful movement soon became a bloodbath as British troops retaliated. Tom Zoellner tells the inspiring story of the uprising that galvanized antislavery forces in Britain and led directly to abolition two years later.

Product details

• Authors: Zoellner Tom, Tom Zoellner
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 28.02.2022
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous
• EAN: 9780674271159
• ISBN: 978-0-674-27115-9
• Pages: 376
• Subjects: Royal Navy, Emancipation, Jamaica, British Empire, military history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Slavery, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837), HISTORY / Caribbean & West Indies / General, trade, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Montego Bay, Colonialism, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Colonies, History of the Americas, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, Abolition, Slavery & abolition of slavery, Slavery and abolition of slavery, Insurrection, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General, missionaries, British Parliament, planters, racial unrest, Haitian revolution, William IV, Plantation system, baptist war, history atlantic world, willoughby cotton, sugar estate