In the Forests of Freedom: The Fighting Maroons of Dominica

In the Forests of Freedom: The Fighting Maroons of Dominica

In this detailed and brilliantly researched bookÂ the Dominican historian Lennox Honychurch tells the enthralling and untold story of how the Maroons - escaped slaves - of the Caribbean isalnd of Dominica challenged the colonial powers in a heroic struggle to create a free and self-sufficient society. "The brave people who held out in Dominica's mountain wilderness for generations against the military forces of two colonial empires have had their story well told at last. Their spirits can now be at rest," writes Adam Hochschild, author of Bury the Chains.Â
Country USA
Manufacturer Papillote Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber Illustrated
EANs 9780993108662
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00