1720. Blue Mountains, windward Jamaica. In the sweltering heat Captain Shettlewood leads a troop of British soldiers through the thick trees towards the river. They are hunting slaves who have escaped from the brutal plantations. Their mission: to find them, and kill them.But up ahead, hidden among the rocks above the water, a group of men with cutlasses and muskets wait patiently for the instructions of their leader. Queen Nanny is a 'wise woman' with a reputation for ancient obeah magic, and a guerilla fighter with a genius for organisation. So the battle for Jamaica begins, the First Maroon War, in which the maroons - escaped slaves - will make a final, do-or-die stand against the slavers and soldiers of Empire.
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- Authors:
- Johnson, Catherine (Author)
- Year Published:
- 2020
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Format:
- Paperback
- ISBN:
- 9781782692799
- Number of Pages:
- 128
- Publication Date:
- 06/08/2020
- Publisher:
- Pushkin Children's Books
- Series:
- True Adventures
- Publication Date:
- 06/08/2020
- Place of Publication:
- London
- Language:
- English
- SKU:
- 9781782692799