Rough Crossings: Britain, the Slaves and the American Revolution - Rilegato

Schama, Simon

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ISBN 10: 006053916X ISBN 13: 9780060539160

Casa editrice: Ecco Pr, 2006

Riassunto

A noted historian explores a little-known event in American history where thousands of slaves escaped Southern slavery to give their allegiance to King George during the Revolution, only to be betrayed by the Crown.

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Recensione:

“A master storyteller.” (Newsweek)

“If there’s a better living writer of history than Simon Schama, I’d sure like to know who it is.” (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

“. . .plenty of gorgeous writing from this most elegant of stylists.” (Christian Science Monitor)

“Schama tells this complex story through a series of richly drawn, idiosyncratic individuals, from musical bureaucrats to rebellious slaves.” (San Diego Union-Tribune)

Simon Schama’s Rough Crossings . . . brilliantly re-creates the histories of runaway slaves in and after the American revolution. (Sunday Times (London))

“A lively and accessible book.” (Newsday)

” Schama is back at his best -and historians don’t come much better than that. (Sunday Times (London))

L'autore:

Simon Schama is University Professor of Art History and History at Columbia University in New York. His award-winning books include Scribble, Scribble, Scribble; The American Future: A History; National Book Critics Circle Award winner Rough Crossings; The Power of Art; The Embarrassment of Riches: An Interpretation of Dutch Culture in the Golden Age; Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution; Dead Certainties (Unwarranted Speculations); Landscape and Memory; Rembrandt's Eyes; and the History of Britain trilogy. He has written and presented forty television documentary films for the BBC, PBS, and The History Channel, including the Emmy-winning Power of Art, on subjects that range from John Donne to Tolstoy.

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• Editore: Ecco Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 006053916X
• ISBN 13: 9780060539160
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 478