Slave Revolts in Puerto Rico - Paperback

FormatBook

Language English

ISBN-13 / SKU 9781558764637

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by Guillermo a. Baralt (Author), Christine Ayorinde (Translator)

From the emergence of the first sugar plantations up until 1873, when slavery was abolished, the wealth amassed by many landowners in Puerto Rico derived mainly from the exploitation of slaves. But slavery generated its antithesis: disobedience, conspiracies, uprisings, and flight. Slave Revolts in Puerto Rico is a richly documented volume dealing with these expressions of collective resistance. The image of the docile and submissive slave presented by the prevailing historiography until very recently is no longer valid. Documents uncovered by Guillermo A. Baralt provide evidence of over forty uprising attempts, as detailed in this fascinating book.

Number of Pages: 192

Dimensions: 0.44 x 9 x 6 IN

Illustrated: Yes

Publication Date: December 17, 2014

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