The Life and Exploits of Three-finger’d Jack - Couverture souple

Burdett, William

 
9781513211954: The Life and Exploits of Three-finger’d Jack
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1513211951 ISBN 13 : 9781513211954
Editeur : Mint Editions, 2021

Synopsis

The Life and Exploits of Three-Finger'd Jack (1801) is a book by William Burdett. Inspired by tales of legendary slave-turned-rebel Jack Mansong, as well as by a popular pantomime based on Jack's life, Burdett published his book to popular acclaim in England. In late eighteenth-century Jamaica, a runaway slave named Jack "Three-Fingered Jack" Mansong defied British law to establish a community of runaways in the densely forested Blue Mountains of what is now Sant Thomas Parish. Because his actions violated a controversial treaty between the Jamaican Maroons and the colonial authority, Jack and his comrades faced persecution from both groups. Knowing that his only choice was between freedom or death, Jack fought valiantly to the bitter end. In Burdett's version of events, Jack's story begins in Africa, where he goes by the name Mansong. Stolen into slavery and taken to the Caribbean, the war hero prepares to make his break for the mountains. The Life and Exploits of Three-Finger'd Jack also features a romantic subplot between the planter's daughter Rosa and Captain Orford, an Englishman newly arrived in Jamaica. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of William Burdett's The Life and Exploits of Three-Finger'd Jack is a classic of British-Jamaican literature reimagined for modern readers.

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À propos de l?auteur

William Burdett is the author of The Life and Exploits of Three-Finger'd Jack (1801). While little is known about Burdett, his pamphlet is inspired by the story of Jack Mansong a. k. a. Three-Fingered Jack, an eighteenth-century leader of runaway slaves in the Colony of Jamaica. Burdett's novel went through several editions and seems to have been immensely popular in England.

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Éditeur
Mint Editions
Date d'édition
2021
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1513211951
ISBN 13 
9781513211954
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
46
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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