{"product_id":"blood-on-the-river-by-marjoleine-kars-9781800812284","title":"Blood on the River","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE UNTOLD STORY OF THE BERBICE SLAVE REBELLION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the 2021 Cundill History Prize\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the 2021 Frederick Douglass Prize\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'A gripping tale about the human need for freedom ... spellbinding' - \u003ci\u003eNPR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e'A masterpiece ... a story for the ages' - Elizabeth Fenn, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eEncounters at the Heart of the World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn February 1763, thousands of slaves in the Dutch colony of Berbice - in present-day Guyana - launched a massive rebellion and very nearly succeeded. For an entire year, they fought their enslavers, dreaming of establishing a free state, what would have been the first Black republic. Instead, they vanished from history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlood on the River\u003c\/i\u003e is the explosive story of this forgotten revolution, an event that almost changed the face of the Americas. Historian Marjoleine Kars draws on long-buried Dutch interrogation transcripts to reconstruct a rich day-by-day account of this extraordinary event, providing a rare look at the political vision of enslaved people at the dawn of the Age of Revolution. An astonishing original work of history, \u003ci\u003eBlood on the River\u003c\/i\u003e will change our understanding of revolutions, slavery, and the story of freedom in the New World.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46848556794092,"sku":"9781800812284","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/84a5c366e663f1dcc18b7bf2bf3ec504.jpg?v=1759012536","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/blood-on-the-river-by-marjoleine-kars-9781800812284","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}