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Sugar in the Blood

A Family's Story of Slavery and Empire

2013·353 pages·Nonfiction

Biography Historical Fiction

The author of "The Rose of Martinique" presents a history of the interdependence of sugar, slavery and colonial settlement in the New World through the story of the author's ancestors, exploring the myriad connections between sugar cultivation and her family's identity, genealogy and financial stability.

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Sugar in the Blood

A Family's Story of Slavery and Empire

Year

2013

Pages

353

Type

Nonfiction

Biography Historical Fiction History & Politics

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The author of "The Rose of Martinique" presents a history of the interdependence of sugar, slavery and colonial settlement in the New World through the story of the author's ancestors, exploring the myriad connections between sugar cultivation and her family's identity, genealogy and financial stability.

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