Scipio Africanus (236183 b.c.) was one of the most exciting and dynamic leaders in history. As commander; he never lost a battle. Yet it is his adversary; Hannibal; who has lived on in public memory.As B.H. Liddell Hart writes;"Scipio's battles are richer in stratagems and ruses--many still feasible today--than those of any other commander in history." Any military enthusiast or historian will find this to be an absorbing; gripping portrait.
#2031280 in Books Thomas Wentworth Higginson 1998-08-22Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.00 x .55 x 5.00l; .55 #File Name: 0306808676240 pagesBlack Rebellion Five Slave Revolts
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Highly recommended for historians and researchersBy Sam I Am"Black Rebellion" is a book about five different slave insurrections; including revolts led by Denmark Vesey; Nat Turner; and Gabriel Prosser; and lesser-known revolts of anonymous slaves in places like Jamaica and the West Indies. I highly recommend this book for anyone who is building a collection of African-American history books and research materials.11 of 12 people found the following review helpful. Slave-insurrectionsBy MeiThis text by American Thomas Wentworth Higginson contains five chapters of his 'Travellers and Outlaws' and is commonly referred to as 'Black Rebellion Five Slave Revolts'. This book was first published in 1889 and is in the public domain. The Kindle edition has 69 pages/1546 locations and can be read in one evening.The author was a unitarian minister; soldier; abolitionist and author who lived from 1823-1911. Higginson spent much of his live fighting for the rights of freed slaves; women and labourers. This collection contains 5 true accounts of insurrections by black slaves in the Americas. There is a biography at the end of this volume. This book is wellwritten; well researched and reliable. It tells about a sad and embarrasing chapter in history we must not forget. I recommend this book to anyone who is interested in black history; US-history; history of slavery or in history in general.The contents of this volume is:THE MAROONS OF JAMAICA (slave revolt on the caribbean island of Jamaica)THE MAROONS OF SURINAM (slave revolt in this South-American state)GABRIEL'S DEFEAT (slave revolt in Virginia; US; 1800)DENMARK VESEY (slave revolt in South-Carolina; US; 1822)NAT TURNER'S INSURRECTION (slave revolt in Virginia; US; 1831)APPENDIX OF AUTHORITIESAs a sample I copy a few lines from the chapter on Denmark Vesey (page 36/location 738) below:[...]Denmark Vesey had come very near figuring as a revolutionist in Hayti;instead of South Carolina. Capt. Vesey; an old resident of Charleston;commanded a ship that traded between St. Thomas and Cape Français; duringour Revolutionary War; in the slave-transportation line. In the year 1781he took on board a cargo of three hundred and ninety slaves; and sailedfor the Cape. On the passage; he and his officers were much attracted bythe beauty and intelligence of a boy of fourteen; whom they unanimouslyadopted into the cabin as a pet. They gave him new clothes; and a newname; Télémaque; which was afterwards gradually corrupted into Telmak andDenmark. They amused themselves with him until their arrival at CapeFrançais; and then; "having no use for the boy;" sold their pet as if hehad been a macaw or a monkey.[...]2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Not enough like itBy samconstanceA reasonable recollection on revolts during the slave trade period. Based on/from a Europeans point of view it is relatively well written and moderate in opinion. Not what I would have expected from an New or Old world person giving an account of the activity of the time. Found it refreshing considering how worried I was about reading a subject so close to my own heart.
