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Tacky’s Revolt
The Story of an Atlantic Slave War
2020
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Winner of the Anisfield-Wolf Book AwardWinner of the Frederick Douglass Book PrizeWinner of the Elsa Goveia Book PrizeWinner of the James A. Rawley Prize in the History of Race RelationsWinner of the P. Sterling Stuckey Book PrizeWinner of the Harriet Tubman PrizeWinner of the Phillis Wheatley Book AwardFinalist for the Cundill Prize“Brilliant…groundbreaking…Brown’s profound analysis and revolutionary vision of the A...
2022
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Ben Baxton meets an old class mate, Larry Murry, who he's had a crush on since high school. Ben finds himself fighting over feelings for Larry and his religious upbringing. As he continues his friendship with his mate, he discovers himself more after years of suppressing his urges and only focusing on liking the opposite sex. His growing relationship with Larry brings about challenges that will question his family ties and makes him decide if he wants to pursue loving this man the way he w...
The Reaper’s Garden
Death and Power in the World of Atlantic Slavery
2010
EN
Winner of the Merle Curti AwardWinner of the James A. Rawley PrizeWinner of the Louis Gottschalk PrizeLonglisted for the Cundill Prize“Vincent Brown makes the dead talk. With his deep learning and powerful historical imagination, he calls upon the departed to explain the living. The Reaper’s Garden stretches the historical canvas and forces readers to think afresh. It is a major contribution to the history of Atlantic slavery.”...
2016
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The pro boxer cardio and calisthenic workout. This book is a self-help book that will show you how the pros exercise to stay on top of their game.
2015
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The first encyclopedic reference to Atlantic historyBetween the fifteenth and nineteenth centuries, the connections among Africa, the Americas, and Europe transformed world history—through maritime exploration, commercial engagements, human migrations and settlements, political realignments and upheavals, cultural exchanges, and more. This book, the first encyclopedic reference work on Atlantic history, takes an integrated, multicontinental approach that emphasizes...
Tacky's Revolt
The Story of an Atlantic Slave War
- Narrated by
- Bill Andrew Quinn
Unabridged
11 hours 12 min
2021
EN
In the second half of the eighteenth century, as European imperial conflicts extended the domain of capitalist agriculture, warring African factions fed their captives to the transatlantic slave trade while masters struggled continuously to keep their restive slaves under the yoke. In this contentious atmosphere, a movement of enslaved West Africans in Jamaica (then called Coromantees) organized to throw off that yoke by violence. Their uprising—which became known as Tacky's Revolt—feature...
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