The thrilling true story of how one woman masterminded slave resistance to British rule in eighteenth-century Jamaica - part of the True Adventures series1720. Blue Mountains, windward Jamaica. High above the army camps and plantations of the British Empire, a group of ex-slaves - called Maroons are building a new home for themselves.
When British soldiers enter the forests to hunt them down, one of the Maroons will lead the fight against them - Queen Nanny, a ''wise woman'' with a reputation for ancient obeah magic, and a guerrilla fighter of geniusUnder her generalship, her people will make a do-or-die defence of their freedom.
| Format |
Häftad |
| Omfång |
128 sidor |
| Språk |
Engelska |
| Förlag |
Pushkin Children's Books |
| Utgivningsdatum |
2020-08-06 |
| ISBN |
9781782692799 |
