Sketch of the Mosquito Shore


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Illuminates Britain's literary field during the 1820s as a decade of improvisation, speculation and rapid cultural change.







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The unique story of a small community of escaped slaves who revolted against the British government yet still managed to maneuver and survive against all odds After being exiled from their native Jamaica in 1795, the Trelawney Town Maroons endured in Nova Scotia and then in Sierra Leone. In this gripping narrative, Ruma Chopra demonstrates how the unlikely survival of this community of escaped slaves reveals the contradictions of slavery and the complexities of the British antislavery era. While some Europeans sought to enlist the Maroons' help in securing the institution of slavery and others viewed them as junior partners in the global fight to abolish it, the Maroons deftly negotiated their position to avoid subjugation and take advantage of their limited opportunities. Drawing on a vast array of primary source material, Chopra traces their journey and eventual transformation into refugees, empire builders--and sometimes even slave catchers and slave owners. Chopra's compelling tale, encompassing three distinct regions of the British Atlantic, will be read by scholars across a range of fields.










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Sketch of the Mosquito Shore, Including the Territory of Poyais, Descriptive of the Country


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Excerpt from Sketch of the Mosquito Shore, Including the Territory of Poyais, Descriptive of the Country: With Some Information as to Its Productions, the Best Mode of Culture, &C.; Chiefly Intended for the Use of Settlers That the chief of this very old clan (the clan Alpin or clan Gregor, ) is directly decended from the ancient Kings of Scotland, is generally known and admitted; and the Author ventures to assert, that the right of His Highness Gregor, Cazique of Poyais, to the Chieftainship, cannot be disproved. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.




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