{"product_id":"hidden-stories-from-a-caribbean-plantation-1650-1850","title":"Hidden Stories from a Caribbean Plantation 1650-1850","description":"\u003ch6\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication: 15 April 2\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e027\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on neglected archival records, this book provides a moving and powerful account of seven individuals who were living and working on the islands of Antigua and Barbuda in the 18th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the colonial era, thousands of letters and ledgers passed between England, the Americas and the Caribbean, some lost to seas and time, some landing in archives or libraries, including a significant collection of the Codrington family papers. Hidden among these remnants of correspondence, drawings and private documents are the stories of ordinary people who were bound together in the British Empire’s system of transatlantic slavery.\u003cbr\u003eTravelling back to the eighteenth century, this book explores the lives of an enslaved doctor, an indentured orphan, an illegitimate son, a scheming botanist, a family of plantation owners, cynical land agents and independent women taking a leap for freedom. It also traces the complicated history of the abolition of slavery as it affected the lives of\u003cbr\u003ethose on the Eastern Caribbean islands of Antigua and Barbuda. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDocumented here are the small daily acts of resistance, pushing the boundaries of empire while navigating the waters of sweeping generational change. These fragments of thought and action shine a light on an era which continues to resonate and affect us today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEDITH GONZALEZ\u003c\/strong\u003e is an Assistant Professor of Archaeology and Critical Museum Studies at University at Buffalo-SUNY.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN: 9781851246700\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExtent: 264 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSize: 234 x 156 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIllustrations: 22 black \u0026amp; white illustrations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Bodleian Libraries","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57449585181047,"sku":"BODS-104415","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/1850\/8859\/files\/hiddenstories9781851246700_fb3c71b6-91a5-4c70-acb8-9fac11049036.jpg?v=1790949451","url":"https:\/\/bodleianshop.co.uk\/products\/hidden-stories-from-a-caribbean-plantation-1650-1850","provider":"Bodleian Libraries","version":"1.0","type":"link"}