Account

Company

  Menu
Large Image

Description

In a remarkable feat of historical detective work, David Robertson illuminates the shadowy figure who planned a slave rebellion so daring that, if successful, it might have changed the face of the antebellum South. This is the story of a man who, like Nat Turner, Marcus Garvey, and Malcolm X, is a complex yet seminal hero in the history of African American emancipation.

Denmark Vesey was a charasmatic ex-slave--literate, professional, and relatively well-off--who had purchased his own freedom with the winnings from a lottery. Inspired by the success of the revolutionary black republic in Haiti, he persuaded some nine thousand slaves to join him in a revolt. On a June evening in 1822, having gathered guns, and daggers, they were to converge on Charleston, South Carolina, take the city's arsenal, murder the populace, burn the city, and escape by ship to Haiti or Africa. When the uprising was betrayed, Vesey and seventy-seven of his followers were executed, the matter hushed by Charleston's elite for fear of further rebellion. Compelling, informative, and often disturbing, this book is essential to a fuller understanding of the struggle against slavery.

Tag This Book

This Book Has Been Tagged
It hasn't. Be the first to tag this book!

Our Recommendation

Get It This book is at its lowest price within the past year.

Notify Me When The Price...

  • If I'm already tracking this book

to track this book on eReaderIQ.

Track These Authors

to track David Robertson on eReaderIQ.

  • to be notified each time the price drops on any book by David Robertson.
  • to stop tracking David Robertson.

Price Summary

  • We started tracking this book on January 8, 2016.
  • This book was $11.99 when we started tracking it.
  • The price of this book has changed 102 times in the past 3,486 days.
  • The current price of this book is $9.99 last checked 5 hours ago.
  • This book is at its lowest price in the past year.
  • The lowest price to date was $2.99 last reached on May 20, 2019.
  • This book has been $2.99 one time since we started tracking it.
  • The highest price to date was $14.99 last reached on September 10, 2018.
  • This book has been $14.99 2 times since we started tracking it.

Genres

Additional Info

  • Publication Date: October 5, 2009
  • Text-to-Speech: Disabled
  • Lending: Disabled
  • Print Length: 224 Pages
  • File Size: 20 KB

We last verified the price of this book about 5 hours ago. At that time, the price was $9.99. This price is subject to change. The price displayed on the Amazon.com website at the time of purchase is the price you will pay for this book. Please confirm the price before making any purchases.