17164 Military and Naval History which has been marked out

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Millstream Books

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Part of the Representative Women series

17164 Military and Naval History which has been marked outA fugitive from slavery, the man known as Three Fingered Jack terrorized colonial Jamaica in 1780 and 1781 until he was brutally vanquished by Maroons. The story of this freedom fighter, who was also thief and killer, was originally recorded and shared to England by a colonist, with some distortions. The tale has inspired theatrical representations and fictionalized accounts for two centuries. This exploration of the literary and cultural history of