Breaks in the Circuit (eBook, PDF) - John, Magnus
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Stolen from his homeland, Zaccheus, now a designated slave, is captured on the high seas in 1808, a year after the abolition of the slave trade in Britain and begins a new life in Freetown, a Province of Freedom. He works hard and forges a decent life for himself, despite the expectation that the recaptives should assimilate a new way of life without any regard for what they believed in and held dear. He rises to become the trusted assistant of the village superintendent, but this is not well received by all members of the village community... Set against the backdrop of the historical…mehr

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Stolen from his homeland, Zaccheus, now a designated slave, is captured on the high seas in 1808, a year after the abolition of the slave trade in Britain and begins a new life in Freetown, a Province of Freedom. He works hard and forges a decent life for himself, despite the expectation that the recaptives should assimilate a new way of life without any regard for what they believed in and held dear. He rises to become the trusted assistant of the village superintendent, but this is not well received by all members of the village community... Set against the backdrop of the historical background of the time, this is the story of the growth of Freetown and surrounding villages, his and others' struggles, under the control of the Administration.
Autorenporträt
Magnus John was born in 1937 in Freetown, Sierra Leone. He moved to England in 1959 where he trained as a librarian. He worked in the civil service and thereafter at the Open University in Milton Keynes. After early retirement, he went back to work as director and head of the Institute of library, information and communication studies at the University of Sierra Leone until finally retiring in 2004. Magnus is a widower with two daughters and two grandchildren who he loves to spend time with. He enjoys travelling and reading.