Stedman's Surinam: Life in an Eighteenth-Century Slave Society. An Abridged, Modernized Edition of Narrative of a Five Years Expedition against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam [Paperback]

John Gabriel Stedman (Author), Richard Price (Editor), Sally Price (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0801842603 | ISBN-13: 978-0801842603 | Publication Date: March 1, 1992

This abridgment of the Prices' acclaimed 1988 critical edition is based on Stedman's original, handwritten manuscript, which offers a portrait at considerable variance with the 1796 classic. The unexpurgated text, presented here with extensive notes and commentary, constitutes one of the richest and most evocative accounts ever written of colonial life—and one of the strongest indictments ever to appear against New World slavery.

Editorial Reviews

Review

This abridged edition includes about half of Stedman's original text and over a third of the original plates... The text itself is made more readable by moderate editorial changes in spelling, punctuation, and word order... A well-accomplished abridgment of the editors' own 1988 edition.

(Colonial Latin American Historical Review )

About the Author

Richard Price is the author of twelve books, including an earlier work on the Saramaka people, the award-winning First Time: The Historical Vision of an Afro-American People. He is coeditor, with Sally Price, of John Gabriel Steadman's Narrative of a Five Year Expedition against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam. He has taught at Stanford, Yale, Johns Hopkins, Minnesota, and the University of Paris.

Product Details

• Paperback: 512 pages
• Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press (March 1, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0801842603
• ISBN-13: 978-0801842603
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #348,585 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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