Mr Atkinson's rum contract - Richard Atkinson

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Title
Mr Atkinson's rum contract - the story of a tangled inheritance
Author
Richard Atkinson
format
Hardback
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Language
English
UK Publication Date
20200416
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Richard Atkinson is a publisher who has been behind some of the most successful cookbooks of recent years. He lives in London but has a deep-rooted affection for the north of England, the land of his ancestors.

'Rarely has family history been so vivid, following the generations and bravely confronting
harsh facts from a colonial past' JENNY UGLOW, author of The Lunar Men

'A wonderful, warm book, which manages to give a new, intimate twist to the epic story of sugar and slavery' ANDREA STUART, author of Sugar in the Blood

'A compelling story of war, slavery, international trade, unrequited love and a bitterly
contested will. A Navy-strength treat' NIKI SEGNIT, author of The Flavour Thesaurus

'A brilliant work of archival investigation - I was absorbed from start to finish' IAN THOMSON, author of The Dead Yard: A Story of Modern Jamaica

'An extraordinarily original and captivating work of detective biography. This is real history, from deep inside the heart of living individuals whose stories are all too human' AMANDA FOREMAN, author of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire

'For (Atkinson) , it's not enough just to find the names of distant ancestors and place them properly on a chart. He wants to know them. He brings them to life with refreshing simplicity … It's rather delightful to share in the excitement of a newcomer to archival research … masterpiece …' The Times

Type
BOOK
Keyword Index
Slaveholders - Caribbean Area - History - 18th century.|Merchant marine - Atlantic Ocean Region - History.|Inheritance and succession.|Caribbean Area - History - 18th century.
Country of Publication
England
Number of Pages
496 , 16 unnumbered of plates

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