Products specifications
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Author
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Catherine Johnson (Author) |
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Pub Date
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06/08/2020 |
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Binding
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Paperback / softback |
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Pages
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128 |
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Country
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United Kingdom |
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Dewey
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972.92033092 |
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GBPPrice
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6.99 |
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Availability
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Available |
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AR Level
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Middle Years, Book Level: 4.7 |
1720. Blue Mountains, windward Jamaica. In the sweltering heat Captain Shettlewood leads a troop of British soldiers through the thick trees towards the river. They are hunting slaves who have escaped from the brutal plantations. Their mission: to find them, and kill them.
But up ahead, hidden among the rocks above the water, a group of men with cutlasses and muskets wait patiently for the instructions of their leader. Queen Nanny is a 'wise woman' with a reputation for ancient obeah magic, and a guerilla fighter with a genius for organisation. So the battle for Jamaica begins, the First Maroon War, in which the maroons - escaped slaves - will make a final, do-or-die stand against the slavers and soldiers of Empire.
