Queen of Freedom: Defending Jamaica

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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Pushkin Children's Books
Published: 05/07/2024
ISBN: 9781782692799
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.27lbs
Size: 7.75h x 5.19w x 0.45d