The fighting Maroons of Jamaica
by Carey Robinson
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Carey Robinson has made almost a lifetime study of Jamaica's history, from the "people's perspective." He has written numerous radio and television scripts, stage plays and films on historical themes.
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Common Knowledge
- Original publication date
- 1969
- Important places
- Jamaica
- Important events
- slavery
- Epigraph
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- Dedication
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- First words
- The story of the fighting Maroons is the great Jamaican epic.
Introduction.
The Spaniards began to settle in Jamaica in 1509. Eight years later, in the year 1517, the first Africans were brought in.
1. The beginning. - Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)The removal of the Trelawnys from Jamaica put an end to the great epic which had begun when the African slaves of the Spaniards, under the leadership of men like Juan de Bolas, broke loose and fled to the mountains when the English took Jamaica in 1655.
- Original language
- English
Classifications
- Genres
- Nonfiction, History
- DDC/MDS
- 972.92 — History & geography History of North America Mexico, Central America, West Indies, Bermuda West Indies (Antilles) and Bermuda; Caribbean Jamaica; Cayman Islands
- LCC
- F1884 .R6 — Local History of the United States, Canada and Latin America Latin America. Spanish America Greater Antilles Jamaica
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