{"title":"William Jennings","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWilliam Jennings\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a compelling exploration of historical landscapes, inviting readers into vivid reconstructions of the past. His works provide detailed accounts of social and economic conditions, such as life on early sugar plantations, enriching our understanding of the complexities behind historical events and industries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in the \u003cem\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Military\u003c\/em\u003e category, Jennings' writing balances thorough research with engaging narrative, appealing to those intrigued by the intersection of daily life and broader historical forces. His books are ideal for readers who appreciate deeply contextualised stories that illuminate forgotten or overlooked facets of history.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"dibias-world-life-on-an-early-sugar-plantation-by-william-jennings-9781805966319","title":"Dibia’s World: Life on an Early Sugar Plantation","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDibia’s World: Life on an Early Sugar Plantation\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of Dibia, who was educated in Africa, stolen across the sea, and sold into slavery. He spent the rest of his life on a sugar plantation, working with Agoüya, drinking Aboré’s rum, marrying Izabelle, and having a son named Paul.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book paints a vivid picture of the community he lived in with a hundred others in a colonial outpost of the Caribbean. It offers a detailed depiction of the everyday life of enslaved Africans and Native Americans, highlighting their names, relationships, skills, health, and interactions, as they contended with and resisted their enslavement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMost studies of plantation life focus on well-established colonies in the century before abolition. However, \u003cem\u003eDibia’s World\u003c\/em\u003e provides a counterpoint by showcasing the founding population of an African-American community during the early years of the industrial sugar plantation complex.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on a planter’s manuscript, shipping records, missionary accounts, and seventeenth-century scraps of paper, \u003cem\u003eDibia’s World\u003c\/em\u003e will appeal to specialists as well as general readers interested in the early Atlantic world, Creole societies, slavery, and African-American history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47933954490604,"sku":"9781805966319","price":150.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781805966319-dibia-s-world-life-on-an-early-sugar-plantation.jpg?v=1783887681"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/william-jennings.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}