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Crowns of Glory, Tears of Blood: The Demerara Slave Rebellion of 1823 Da Costa
Crowns of Glory, Tears of Blood: The Demerara Slave Rebellion of 1823
Da Costa
This text explores the 1823 slave rebellion in Demerara (now Guyana) - one of the largest in history. The 60,000 black slaves who rose up against their British masters were brutally put down. The book looks at the conflict which gave the rebellion life and the forces which finally ended slavery.
400 pages, 2 halftones, 7 line drawings, 2 maps
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | October 2, 1997 |
| ISBN13 | 9780195106565 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Pages | 400 |
| Dimensions | 230 × 159 × 25 mm · 640 g |
| Language | English |
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