Winner of the Anisfield-Wolf Book AwardWinner of the Frederick Douglass Book PrizeWinner of the Elsa Goveia Book PrizeWinner of the James A. Rawley Prize in the History of Race RelationsWinner of the P. Sterling Stuckey Book PrizeWinner of the Harriet Tubman PrizeWinner of the Phillis Wheatley Book AwardFinalist for the Cundill Prize-Brilliant-groundbreaking-Brown-s profound analysis and revolutionary vision of the Age of Slave War-from the too-often overlooked Tacky-s Revolt to the better-known Haitian Revolution-gives us an original view of the birth of modern freedom in the New World.--Cornel West-Not only a story of the insurrection, but `a martial geography of Atlantic slavery,- vividly demonstrating how warfare shaped every aspect of bondage-Forty years after Tacky-s defeat, new arrivals from Africa were still hearing about the daring rebels who upended the island.--Harper-s-A sobering read for contemporary audiences in countries engaged in forever wars-It is also a useful remind
