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Mutiny on the Rising Sun: A Tragic Tale of Slavery, Smuggling, and Chocolate
Mutiny on the Rising Sun A Tragic Tale of Slavery Smuggling and Chocolate
Author: Jared Ross Hardesty
A little-known story of mutiny and murder illustrating the centrality of smuggling and slavery in early American society — On the night of June 1, 1743, terror struck the schooner Rising Sun. After completing a routine smuggling voyage where the crew sold enslaved Africans in exchange for chocolate, sugar, and coffee in the Dutch colony of Surina...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781479812486
ISBN-10: 147981248X
Publication Date: 10/19/2021
Pages: 280
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Publisher: NYU Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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