Lady Nugent's Journal Jamaica One Hundred Years Ago |
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| Author:
| Nugent, Maria |
| Editor:
| Cundall, Frank |
| Series title: | Cambridge Library Collection - Slavery and Abolition Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-108-02441-9 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2010 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $64.95 |
Book Description:
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This detailed and frank account (not intended for publication) of Jamaican society in the early nineteenth century gives a vivid picture of conditions there. Lady Nugent was not greatly impressed with the island, was concerned about possible slave revolts, and comments with concern on liaisons between Europeans and slaves.
This detailed and frank account (not intended for publication) of Jamaican society in the early nineteenth century gives a vivid picture of conditions there. Lady Nugent was not greatly impressed with the island, was concerned about possible slave revolts, and comments with concern on liaisons between Europeans and slaves.