Sugar in the blood : a family's story of slavery and empire /

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Author / Creator:Stuart, Andrea.
Edition:1st ed.
Imprint:New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2013.
Description:xix, 353 p. : ill., maps, geneal. tables ; 25 cm
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9039609
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ISBN:9780307272836
0307272834
Notes:Originally published: London : Portobello Books, 2012.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [335]-341) and index.
Summary: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.