
The Ordeal of Elizabeth Marsh
A Woman in World History
Linda Colley(Author)
Anchor Books (Publisher)
Published on 11. November 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
416 pages
978-0-385-72149-3 (ISBN)
Description
In this remarkable reconstruction of an eighteenth-century woman's extraordinary and turbulent life, historian Linda Colley not only tells the story of Elizabeth Marsh, one of the most distinctive travelers of her time, but also opens a window onto a radically transforming world.Marsh was conceived in Jamaica, lived in London, Gibraltar, and Menorca, visited the Cape of Africa and Rio de Janeiro, explored eastern and southern India, and was held captive at the court of the sultan of Morocco. She was involved in land speculation in Florida and in international smuggling, and was caught up in three different slave systems. She was also a part of far larger histories. Marsh's lifetime saw new connections being forged across nations, continents, and oceans by war, empire, trade, navies, slavery, and print, and these developments shaped and distorted her own progress and the lives of those close to her. Colley brilliantly weaves together the personal and the epic in this compelling story of a woman in world history.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Random House USA Inc
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
16 PP. B&W
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 132 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
520 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-385-72149-3 (9780385721493)
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01/2009
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Person
Linda Colley