{"product_id":"blood-on-the-river-marjoleine-kars-9781620974599","title":"Blood on the River: A Chronicle of Mutiny and Freedom on the Wild Coast","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Cundill History Prize\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Winner of the Frederick Douglass Book Prize \u003cbr\u003e Named One of the Best Books of the Year by NPR \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA breathtakingly original work of history that uncovers a massive enslaved persons' revolt that almost changed the face of the Americas \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eNamed one of the best books of the year by NPR, \u003cem\u003eBlood on the River\u003c\/em\u003e also won two of the highest honors for works of history, capturing both the Frederick Douglass Prize and the Cundill History Prize in 2021. A book with profound relevance for our own time, \u003cem\u003eBlood on the River\u003c\/em\u003e \"fundamentally alters what we know about revolutionary change\" according to Cundill Prize juror and NYU history professor Jennifer Morgan. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNearly two hundred sixty years ago, on Sunday, February 27, 1763, thousands of slaves in the Dutch colony of Berbice--in present-day Guyana--launched a rebellion that came amazingly close to succeeding. \u003cem\u003eBlood on the River\u003c\/em\u003e is the explosive story of this little-known revolution, one that almost changed the face of the Americas. Michael Ignatieff, chair of the Cundill Prize jury, declared that \u003cem\u003eBlood on the River\u003c\/em\u003e \"tells a story so dramatic, so compelling that no reader will be able to put the book down.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on nine hundred interrogation transcripts collected by the Dutch when the rebellion collapsed, and which were subsequently buried in Dutch archives, historian Marjoleine Kars has constructed what Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Eric Foner calls \"a gripping narrative that brings to life a forgotten world.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marjoleine Kars\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1620974592\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781620974599\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/11\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.30w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/18\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/25\/2020 pg. 55\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/26\/2020 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2020 pg. 4","brand":"Marjoleine Kars","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44053574680831,"sku":"9781620974599","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_23c1fa33-de15-4098-8a16-f7149efea611.jpg?v=1685025082","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/blood-on-the-river-marjoleine-kars-9781620974599","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}