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Hardback. Condition: Good. Winner of the Cundill History Prize Winner of the Frederick Douglass Book Prize  Named One of the Best Books of the Year by NPRA breathtakingly original work of history that uncovers a massive enslaved persons' revolt that almost changed the face of the AmericasNamed one of the best books of the year by NPR, Blood on the River also won two of the highest honors for works of history, capturing both the Frederick Douglass Prize and the Cundill History Prize in 2021. A book with profound relevance for our own time, Blood on the River ?fundamentally alters what we know about revolutionary change? according to Cundill Prize juror and NYU history professor Jennifer Morgan.On Sunday, February 27, 1763, thousands of slaves in the Dutch colony of Berbice?in present-day Guyana?launched a rebellion that came amazingly close to succeeding. Blood on the River is the explosive story of this little-known revolution, one that almost changed the face of the Americas. Michael Ignatieff, chair of the Cundill Prize jury, declared that Blood on the River ?tells a story so dramatic, so compelling that no reader will be able to put the book down.?Drawing on nine hundred interrogation transcripts collected by the Dutch when the rebellion collapsed, and which were subsequently buried in Dutch archives, historian Marjoleine Kars has constructed what Pulitzer Prize?winning historian Eric Foner calls ?a gripping narrative that brings to life a forgotten world..…

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Paperback. Condition: New. Main. THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE BERBICE SLAVE REBELLION Winner of the 2021 Cundill History PrizeWinner of the 2021 Frederick Douglass Prize 'A gripping tale about the human need for freedom . spellbinding' NPR'Impressively detailed . Kars provokes the reader into seeing the many sides involved in this bloody and desperate struggle with empathy and pity . excellent' Paterson Joseph, actor and author of The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho'A masterpiece . a story for the ages' Elizabeth Fenn, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Encounters at the Heart of the WorldIn February 1763, thousands of slaves in the Dutch colony of Berbice - in present-day Guyana - launched a massive rebellion - and very nearly succeeded. For an entire year, they fought their enslavers, dreaming of establishing a free state, what would have been the first Black republic. Instead, they vanished from history.Blood on the River is the explosive story of this forgotten revolution, an event that almost changed the face of the Americas. Historian Marjoleine Kars draws on long-buried Dutch interrogation transcripts to reconstruct a rich day-by-day account of this extraordinary event, providing a rare look at the political vision of enslaved people at the dawn of the Age of Revolution. An astonishing original work of history, Blood on the River will change our understanding of revolutions, slavery and the story of freedom in the New World.…

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Hardback. Condition: Good. Winner of the Cundill History Prize Winner of the Frederick Douglass Book Prize  Named One of the Best Books of the Year by NPRA breathtakingly original work of history that uncovers a massive enslaved persons' revolt that almost changed the face of the AmericasNamed one of the best books of the year by NPR, Blood on the River also won two of the highest honors for works of history, capturing both the Frederick Douglass Prize and the Cundill History Prize in 2021. A book with profound relevance for our own time, Blood on the River ?fundamentally alters what we know about revolutionary change? according to Cundill Prize juror and NYU history professor Jennifer Morgan.On Sunday, February 27, 1763, thousands of slaves in the Dutch colony of Berbice?in present-day Guyana?launched a rebellion that came amazingly close to succeeding. Blood on the River is the explosive story of this little-known revolution, one that almost changed the face of the Americas. Michael Ignatieff, chair of the Cundill Prize jury, declared that Blood on the River ?tells a story so dramatic, so compelling that no reader will be able to put the book down.?Drawing on nine hundred interrogation transcripts collected by the Dutch when the rebellion collapsed, and which were subsequently buried in Dutch archives, historian Marjoleine Kars has constructed what Pulitzer Prize?winning historian Eric Foner calls ?a gripping narrative that brings to life a forgotten world..…

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE BERBICE SLAVE REBELLIONWinner of the 2021 Cundill History PrizeWinner of the 2021 Frederick Douglass Prize'A gripping tale about the human need for freedom . spellbinding' - NPR'A masterpiece . a story for the ages' - Elizabeth Fenn, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Encounters at the Heart of the WorldIn February 1763, thousands of slaves in the Dutch colony of Berbice - in present-day Guyana - launched a massive rebellion - and very nearly succeeded. For an entire year, they fought their enslavers, dreaming of establishing a free state, what would have been the first Black republic. Instead, they vanished from history.Blood on the River is the explosive story of this forgotten revolution, an event that almost changed the face of the Americas. Historian Marjoleine Kars draws on long-buried Dutch interrogation transcripts to reconstruct a rich day-by-day account of this extraordinary event, providing a rare look at the political vision of enslaved people at the dawn of the Age of Revolution. An astonishing original work of history, Blood on the River will change our understanding of revolutions, slavery and the story of freedom in the New World. A breathtakingly original history of the Berbice Slave Rebellion, the event that almost changed the face of the Americas. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. …

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Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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