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In 1740, Jamaican Maroons-descendants of Africans who escaped slavery and fled to the mountains-signed a treaty with colonial authorities that made it even more difficult for runaway slaves to survive. In the 1770s, a runaway known as Three-Fingered Jack became infamous for defying the British government. The Life and Exploits of Three-Finger'd Jack is a book by William Burdett.

Produktbeschreibung
In 1740, Jamaican Maroons-descendants of Africans who escaped slavery and fled to the mountains-signed a treaty with colonial authorities that made it even more difficult for runaway slaves to survive. In the 1770s, a runaway known as Three-Fingered Jack became infamous for defying the British government. The Life and Exploits of Three-Finger'd Jack is a book by William Burdett.
Autorenporträt
William Burdett is the author of The Life and Exploits of Three-Finger'd Jack (1801). While little is known about Burdett, his pamphlet is inspired by the story of Jack Mansong a. k. a. Three-Fingered Jack, an eighteenth-century leader of runaway slaves in the Colony of Jamaica. Burdett's novel went through several editions and seems to have been immensely popular in England.