Rough crossings : Britain, the slaves and the American Revolution
Schama, Simon, 1945-2009
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Presents the story of the struggle to freedom by thousands of African-American slaves who fled the plantations to fight behind British lines in the American War of Independence. This title follows the escaped blacks into the fires of the war, and into freezing, inhospitable Nova Scotia where many were betrayed in their promises to receive land.
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Imprint:
London : Vintage Books, 2009.
Collation:
542 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 20 cm.
ISBN:
9780099536079 (pbk)
Dewey class:
326.0973
Language:
English
Subject:
Slavery -- United States -- History -- 18th centuryHistoryHistory of the AmericasHistoryNational liberation & independence, post-colonialismSlavery & abolition of slaveryUnited States of America, USA18th century, c 1700 to c 1799United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- African AmericansUnited States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Social aspects
BRN:
2096808