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Rough Crossings, by Simon Schama (Rough Crossings) examines a pivotal yet overlooked chapter of the American Revolution, weaving together memory, myth, and history to illuminate the fate of Black Loyalists who chose freedom in exchange for allegiance. The work, published with the ISBN 9780099536079, reframes the narrative of liberty, showing how promises of emancipation and injection of hope intersected with colonial power and wartime exigency.
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The book traces the perilous journeys of enslaved Africans who fled to British lines in the Revolutionary era, seeking asylum and new futures as loyalty shifted the sands of war. Schama blends archival evidence and narrative prowess to reveal how trial by fire, risk, and negotiation shaped their fates, from escape routes to eventual settlements in Nova Scotia, Sierra Leone, and beyond. Through intimate portraits and sweeping context, Rough Crossings exposes the human cost behind declarations of liberty.
About the author
Simon Schama is a distinguished historian and writer known for his engaging, panoramic explorations of culture, politics, and identity. With a career spanning acclaimed works that fuse rigorous scholarship with accessible storytelling, he brings a distinctive voice to the story of emancipation, memory, and nation-building.
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Rough Crossings challenges conventional narratives of the American Revolution by foregrounding Black Loyalists and the fragile promises of liberty that accompanied wartime upheaval.
2009, ISBN: 0099536072
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2009, ISBN: 9780099536079
Mass-market paperback, Good., B-format paperback., London, [PU: Vintage]
2009, ISBN: 9780099536079
Britain, the Slaves and the American Revolution, Buch, Softcover, [PU: Vintage], Vintage, 2009
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About the work
Rough Crossings, by Simon Schama (Rough Crossings) examines a pivotal yet overlooked chapter of the American Revolution, weaving together memory, myth, and history to illuminate the fate of Black Loyalists who chose freedom in exchange for allegiance. The work, published with the ISBN 9780099536079, reframes the narrative of liberty, showing how promises of emancipation and injection of hope intersected with colonial power and wartime exigency.
Summary
The book traces the perilous journeys of enslaved Africans who fled to British lines in the Revolutionary era, seeking asylum and new futures as loyalty shifted the sands of war. Schama blends archival evidence and narrative prowess to reveal how trial by fire, risk, and negotiation shaped their fates, from escape routes to eventual settlements in Nova Scotia, Sierra Leone, and beyond. Through intimate portraits and sweeping context, Rough Crossings exposes the human cost behind declarations of liberty.
About the author
Simon Schama is a distinguished historian and writer known for his engaging, panoramic explorations of culture, politics, and identity. With a career spanning acclaimed works that fuse rigorous scholarship with accessible storytelling, he brings a distinctive voice to the story of emancipation, memory, and nation-building.
In brief
Rough Crossings challenges conventional narratives of the American Revolution by foregrounding Black Loyalists and the fragile promises of liberty that accompanied wartime upheaval.
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EAN (ISBN-13): 9780099536079
ISBN (ISBN-10): 0099536072
Paperback
Publishing year: 2009
Publisher: Vintage
Weight: 0,417 kg
Language: eng/Englisch
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Book found last time on 2024-05-08T01:11:26+01:00 (London)
ISBN/EAN: 9780099536079
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0-09-953607-2, 978-0-09-953607-9
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Book author: schama simon
Book title: rough crossings britain slaves american revolution, britain and america, simon schama, you say you want revolution, down and out britain, american looks britain, the american revolution
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