"Narrative of a Five Years' Expedition Against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam" by Captain J.G. Stedman, shares a soldier's journey into a world of conflict and contrast. The narrative unfolds the tale of a military mission sent to crush a revolt of enslaved people in the Dutch colony of Surinam. Readers follow the author from his departure from Europe, encountering the many challenges faced by soldiers both on their journey and after arriving in the tropical lands. The book paints a picture of the cruel realities of colonial life, where the beauty of the landscape stands sharply against the violence and slavery inflicted on the people of the region. Through his detailed observations, the author presents the early stages of a complex struggle between colonizers and the brave revolting enslaved Africans.
Narrative, of a five years' expedition against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam, in Guiana on the Wild Coast of South America; from the year 1772 to 1777 ... Volume 1 (of 2)
By John Gabriel Stedman
A soldier journeys into a South American colony to quell a revolt of enslaved people, finding himself amidst the stark and brutal realities of colonial life.
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About the AuthorJohn Gabriel Stedman was a Dutch States Army officer and writer best known for writing The Narrative of a Five Years Expedition against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam (1796). This narrative covers describes his experience in Suriname between 1773 and 1777, where he was a soldier in a Dutch regiment deployed to assist colonial troops fighting against groups of Maroons. He first recorded his experiences in a personal diary that he later rewrote and expanded into the Narrative. The Narrative was a bestseller of the time and, with its firsthand depictions of slavery and other aspects of colonialism, became an important tool in the fledgling abolitionist movement. When compared with Stedman's personal diary, his published Narrative is a sanitized and romanticized version of Stedman's time in Surinam.
John Gabriel Stedman was a Dutch States Army officer and writer best known for writing The Narrative of a Five Years Expedition against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam (1796). This narrative covers describes his experience in Suriname between 1773 and 1777, where he was a soldier in a Dutch regiment deployed to assist colonial troops fighting against groups of Maroons. He first recorded his experiences in a personal diary that he later rewrote and expanded into the Narrative. The Narrative was a bestseller of the time and, with its firsthand depictions of slavery and other aspects of colonialism, became an important tool in the fledgling abolitionist movement. When compared with Stedman's personal diary, his published Narrative is a sanitized and romanticized version of Stedman's time in Surinam.
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