Rough crossings : Britain, the slaves and the American Revolution
Schama, Simon2006
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Set against the backdrop of the American Revolution and its aftermath, 'Rough Crossings' is the gripping, astonishing epic of the struggle for freedom by tens of thousands of slaves who believed that their future as free men and women was bound up with staying British, not becoming American.
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Imprint:
London : BBC, 2006.
Collation:
542 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), map, ports. (chiefly col.) ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: 2005.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780563493655 (pbk)
Dewey class:
973.31973.31
Local class:
973.31
Language:
English
Subject:
Slavery -- United States -- History -- 18th centuryAntislavery movements -- United States -- History -- 18th centuryAbolitionists -- United StatesFugitive slaves -- United States -- History -- 18th centuryAfrican Americans -- Colonization -- Nova Scotia -- History -- 18th centuryAfrican Americans -- Colonization -- Sierra Leone -- History -- 18th centuryUnited States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- PropagandaUnited States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- African AmericansGreat Britain -- History -- 1760-1789History
BRN:
1959989