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Mr Atkinson's rum contract
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- Book Synopsis
- Shortlisted for the RSL Christopher Bland Prize 2021'Rarely has family history been so vivid' JENNY UGLOW'An extraordinarily original work' AMANDA FOREMANLike many well-to-do Georgian families, the Atkinsons' wealth was acquired at a terrible cost, through the labour and lives of enslaved Africans. Drawing on his ancestors' private correspondence, Richard Atkinson pieces together their unsettling story, from the weather-beaten house in Cumbria where they once lived to the ruins of their sugar estates in Jamaica. This extraordinarily original work of detective biography is also a uniquely personal account of one of the most disturbing chapters in Britain's colonial past.
- About The Author
- 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.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780007509232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- 4th Estate, (08 July 2021)
- Number of Pages
- 512
- Weight
- 390 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 198 x 129 x 34 mm
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