Author

Publication

2013 - Alfred A. Knopf, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

88,250 words, Guess

Page Count

353 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more

Classifications

  • DDC338.1/7361092272981
  • LCCHD9114.B32 S78 2013

Description

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.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Sugar in the blood: a family's story of slavery and empireAlfred A. Knopf2013-01-01

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