An Ulster Slave Owner in the Revolutionary Atlantic: The Life and Letters of John Black
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ISBN: 9781846827365
Author | Wright, Jonathan Jeffrey |
Pub Date | 26/04/2019 |
Binding | Hardback |
Pages | 160 |
Country | IRL |
Dewey | 306.362097 |
Quick overview Born in Ulster, John Black left Ireland for the West Indies in 1771 and never returned. Settling first in Grenada, he moved on to Trinidad in 1784 and established himself as a major slave owner and a prominent figure among the island's planter elite.