Island on Fire: The Revolt That Ended Slavery in the British Empire by Tom Zoellner

Island on Fire: The Revolt That Ended Slavery in the British Empire

Tom Zoellner

376 pages first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging emotional medium-paced
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From a New York Times bestselling author, a gripping account of the slave rebellion that led to the abolition of slavery in the British Empire.For five horrific weeks after Christmas in 1831, Jamaica was convulsed by an uprising of its enslaved pe...

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informative 100%
dark 66%
emotional 66%
challenging 33%
hopeful 33%
inspiring 33%
reflective 33%
sad 33%
tense 33%

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