Author: John Gabriel StedmanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Indians of South America
Languages : en
Pages : 542
Book Description
Narrative of a Five Years' Expedition Against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam
Author: John Gabriel StedmanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Indians of South America
Languages : en
Pages : 542
Book Description
Narrative of a Five Years' Expedition Against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam
Author: John Gabriel StedmanPublisher: Imprint Society
ISBN:
Category : Indians of South America
Languages : en
Pages : 608
Book Description
Narrative of Five Years Expedition Against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam
Author: John Gabriel StedmanPublisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504028945
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 810
Book Description
When John Gabriel Stedman’s Narrative of Five Years Expedition was first published in 1796—a bowdlerized edition “full of lies and nonsense”—Stedman claimed to have burned two thousand copies. It nevertheless became an immediate popular success. A first-hand account of an eighteenth-century slave society, including graphic accounts of the worlds of both masters and slaves, it also contained vivid descriptions of exotic plants and animals, of military campaigns, and of romantic adventures. Illustrated by William Blake, Francesco Bartolozzi, and others, Stedman’s work was quickly translated into a half-dozen languages and was eventually published in over twenty-five different editions. The Prices’ acclaimed critical edition is based on Stedman’s original, handwritten manuscript, which offers a portrait at considerable variance with the 1796 classic. The unexpurgated text, presented here with extensive notes and commentary, constitutes one of the richest and most evocative accounts ever written of a flourishing slave society. The Prices restore early omissions involving Stedman’s horror at the Dutch planters’ use of casual torture to discipline their slaves; his love and admiration for Joanna, his mulatto mistress; his strong belief in racial equality; and his outrage that “in 20 Years two millions of People are murdered to Provide us with Coffee & Sugar.” Freed from its original publisher’s censorship, Stedman’s Narrative stands as one of the strongest indictments ever to appear against New World slavery.
History of the Government of the Island of Newfoundland
Author: John ReevesPublisher: Johnson Reprint Corporation
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. Rich in titles on English life and social history, this collection spans the world as it was known to eighteenth-century historians and explorers. Titles include a wealth of travel accounts and diaries, histories of nations from throughout the world, and maps and charts of a world that was still being discovered. Students of the War of American Independence will find fascinating accounts from the British side of conflict. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library T109775 With a half-title. London: printed for J. Sewell; J. Debrett; and J. Downes, 1793. [8],167, [5], cxvip.; 8°
The Caribbean and the Medical Imagination, 1764-1834
Author: Emily SeniorPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108416810
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
Significant study of colonial Caribbean literatures in the context of the high rates of disease and death in the region.
Catalogue of the Library of the Surry Institution, with a Supplement
Author: Surry Institution (London, England)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Bibliotheca Americana
Author: Maggs BrosCatalogue of the First Portion of the Very Extensive and Valuable Stock of Mr. H.G. Bohn ... Including Splendid Books of Prints; Voyages and Travels; History and Biography; Greek and Latin Classics ...
Author: Henry George BohnPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Booksellers' catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
Catalogue of the Library of the Peabody Institute of the City of Baltimore
Author: AnonymousPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385312744
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1150
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.
A General Catalogue of Books
Author: Bernard Quaritch (Firm)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Booksellers' catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 1696
Book Description