Sugar in the Blood : : a Family's Story of Slavery and Empire

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Originally published: London : Portobello Books, 2012.
Pt. 1. The pioneer -- pt. 2. The plantocrat -- pt. 3. The legacy -- Epilogue.
The author of "The Rose of Martinique" presents a history of the interdependence of sugar, slavery and colonial settlement in the New World through the story of the author's ancestors, exploring the myriad connections between sugar cultivation and her family's identity, genealogy and financial stability.

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PUBLISHED
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2013.
Year Published: 2013
Description: xix, 353 p. : ill., maps, geneal. tables ; 25 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780307272836
0307272834

SUBJECTS
Stuart family.
Sugar -- History.
Sugar trade -- History.
Sugar -- Social aspects.
Sugar trade -- Social aspects.
Sugar trade -- Barbados -- Social aspects.
Sugarcane industry -- Barbados -- History.
Slavery -- Barbados -- History.
Barbados -- History.