Island on Fire

The Revolt That Ended Slavery in the British Empire

Tom Zoellner

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$29.95 • £23.95 • €27.00

ISBN 9780674984301

Publication Date: 05/12/2020

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376 pages

5-1/2 x 8-1/4 inches

11 illus., 1 map

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Map: Jamaica, 1831–1832
Introduction
1. A Suburb of Hell
2. Deacon Sharpe
3. King Sugar
4. The Door of No Return
5. The Plot
6. Swear to Me
7. The Fires
8. One Common Ruin
9. Launched into Eternity
10. Panic
11. Another Island
12. Freedom
13. Aftermath
Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Index

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Awards & Accolades

2020 National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction

Finalist, 2021 California Book Award for Nonfiction, Commonwealth Club of California

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