A subtle, sensitive and marvellously evocative biography of Jamaica's richest and most powerful planter, bringing powerfully to life the brutal but highly productive slave system which undergirded the success of the British Empire in the late eighteenth century. Trevor Burnard, University of Melbourne
Colonial Society and Culture during the Era of Abolition
The book delves into the social dynamics of the Jamaican slaveholding class amid the British abolitionist movement. It examines their attempts to retain dominance over local society while highlighting their reliance on the colonial metropole for economic, cultural, and military support. This dependency ultimately hindered their ability to resist the abolition of slavery in Britain, providing a nuanced understanding of the complexities surrounding the end of slavery in Jamaica.