| Title | : | Queen of Freedom |
|---|---|---|
| Author | : | Catherine Johnson & Amerigo Pinelli |
| Release | : | 2024-05-07 |
| Kind | : | ebook |
| Genre | : | Social Studies for Kids, Books, Kids |
| Size | : | 2703208 |
| THE THRILLING TRUE STORY OF HOW ONE WOMAN MASTERMINDED SLAVE RESISTANCE to British rule in eighteenth-century Jamaica - part of the True Adventures series 1720. 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 genius. Under her generalship, her people will make a do-or-die defence of their freedom. |
