{"product_id":"in-the-forests-of-freedom-the-fighting-maroons-of-dominica-paperback","title":"In the Forests of Freedom: The Fighting Maroons of Dominica - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLennox Honychurch\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this detailed, brilliantly researched book, historian Lennox Honychurch tells the enthralling and previously untold story of how the Maroons of Dominica challenged the colonial powers in a heroic struggle to create a free and self-sufficient society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Maroons, runaways who escaped slavery, formed their own community on the Caribbean island. Much has been written about the Maroons of Jamaica, little about the Maroons of Dominica. This book redresses this gap.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHonychurch takes the reader deep into the forested hinterland of Dominica to explore the political, social, and economic impact of the Maroons and details their struggles and victories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn and raised in Dominica, \u003cb\u003e Lennox Honychurch\u003c\/b\u003e is one of the island's most noted historians. A graduate of University of Oxford, he has published numerous books and academic papers on the history of Dominica and the wider Caribbean. He is well known for writing \u003ci\u003eThe Dominica Story: A History of the Island\u003c\/i\u003e, the first published history of the island. He also published the textbook series \u003ci\u003eThe Caribbean People \u003c\/i\u003eand the travel book \u003ci\u003eDominica: Isle of Adventure\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 226\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.52 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51805525639456,"sku":"9781496823250","price":63.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4920e5dd0e0f8422014cb8b04d482b1f.webp?v=1780910754","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/in-the-forests-of-freedom-the-fighting-maroons-of-dominica-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}