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Rough Crossings by Simon Schama (2006, Abridged, Compact Disc) 
Rough Crossings by Simon Schama (2006, Abridged, Compact Disc)

 
Rough Crossings by Simon Schama (2006, Abridged, Compact Disc)

Author: Simon Schama
Publisher: Harperaudio
Publication Date: 2006-05-01
Language: English
Format: Audio
ISBN-10: 0061137022
ISBN-13: 9780061137020
Product ID: EPID50790061
Description: British historian Simon Schama provides a fresh historical perspective as he tells how and why many American slaves chose to fight on the British side during the American Revolution. Decrying the misinformation spread at the time by the ...
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Synopsis
British historian Simon Schama provides a fresh historical perspective as he tells how and why many American slaves chose to fight on the British side during the American Revolution. Decrying the misinformation spread at the time by the American side, Schama explains the British views on slavery, including how the rule and protection of law was intended to apply to all. He tells how, when war broke out, the British offered incentives for slaves to leave plantations, which they did in large numbers, fighting with distinction. After the war, many slaves fled north to British Nova Scotia, only to be sent to Sierra Leone. ROUGH CROSSINGS puts forth a seldom told chapter in American history, and calls into question many generally accepted notions about slavery in America.

Details
Publication Date:2006-05-01
Narrated by:Tbd
Edition Description:Abridged

Size
Height:5.8 in
Width:5.3 in
Thickness:1.5 in
Weight:10.4 oz

Industry Reviews
"Simon Schama is our modern Macaulay....One has only to dip into ROUGH CROSSINGS to appreciate the command of detail that lies behind his apparently effortless ability to come up with the right quotation or description. The result is similar to what can happen when an old canvas is cleaned; it is not only fresh detail that emerges from Schama's examination of the records but a whole new picture. Americans, in particular, will find it hard to adjust to his view of their War of Independence."
Times Literary Supplement - Howard Temperley (11/18/2005)

"Schama once again gives his readers something rare: history that is both well told and well documented....[A]gain and again he manages to bring a scene, a person, a conversation dramatically to life."
(03/06/2006)

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