The ordeal of Elizabeth Marsh : a woman in world history / Linda Colley.

By:

Colley, Linda

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Pantheon Books, c2007.Description: xxxii, 363 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 25 cmISBN:

9780375421532

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DDC classification:

910.92 COL 22nd ed.

LOC classification:

CT788.M2187 C65 2007

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Contents:

Out of the Caribbean -- Taken to Africa, encountering Islam -- Trading from London, looking to America -- Writing and migrating -- An Asiatic progress -- World War and family revolutions -- Ending and continuing -- Family trees.

Summary: Presents a portrait of one of the eighteenth century's most remarkable women, Elizabeth Marsh, a Jamaica-born explorer, adventurer, and writer, detailing her world travels, her personal relationships, and her exploits in light of the dramatic changes of the period.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Barcode
Books	CUoM Library General Stacks	History/Geography	910.92 COL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	00005280

Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-345) and index.

Presents a portrait of one of the eighteenth century's most remarkable women, Elizabeth Marsh, a Jamaica-born explorer, adventurer, and writer, detailing her world travels, her personal relationships, and her exploits in light of the dramatic changes of the period.

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