Island on Fire

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Island on Fire is written by Tom Zoellner and published by Harvard University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0674246055 (ISBN 10) and 9780674246058 (ISBN 13).

In 1831 enslaved Jamaicans revolted. What began as a peaceful movement soon became a bloodbath as British troops retaliated. Tom Zoellner tells the inspiring story of the uprising that galvanized antislavery forces in Britain and led directly to abolition two years later.