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.

(9781782692799)

SKU 9781782692799
Author Name Catherine Johnson (Author)
Publisher Pushkin Children's Books
Imprint Pushkin Children's Books
Date Published 2/02/2021
Number of Pages 128
Audience Range Children's (6-12)
Genre Children's / Teenage general interest: History and the past
Format Paperback

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