
In Miserable Slavery
Thomas Thistlewood in Jamaica, 1750-86
Douglas Hall(Author)
University of the West Indies Press
Published on 1. August 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
419 pages
978-976-640-066-8 (ISBN)
Description
Thomas Thistlewood came to Jamaica from Lincolnshire, England in 1750, and lived as an estate overseer and small landowner in western Jamaica until his death in 1786. Throughout his life he kept a record of his daily activities and his observations of life around him. His diaries contain a rich chronicle of plantation life - its people, social life, agricultural techniques, medicinal remedies and relations between slaves and their owners.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Kingston
Jamaica
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
439 gr
ISBN-13
978-976-640-066-8 (9789766400668)
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A graduate of the University of Toronto, Douglas Hall was appointed senior press officer for IBM Canada Inc. After seven-and-a-half years of extensive media relations, he began a 32-year career as a Canadian radio and television personality. He hosted a number of nationally syndicated Canadian shows on both radio and television including: The Doug Hall Show, Daybeat, The Anatomy of Living, Taking Sides, Your Opinion, Bestsellers and What is Truth as a panel member along with Paul Hellyer, former Canadian minister of national defense; CBC personality, Lorraine Thomson; and Bob Hesketh, CFRB radio newscaster. Author, broadcaster, newspaper executive, Charles Templeton was moderator. Hall's TV shows were also telecast on cable and independent U.S. stations. Hall was the only multiple screenwriter for the 20th Century/NBC/CTV science-fiction series, The Starlost. He was also the executive/producer for a number of television musical biographies including: Englebert Humperdinck, Paul Anka, Chet Atkins and Gordon Lightfoot. Hall's 26 published books include: thirteen mysteries, five novels, from which three are children's, and three biographies including: The Real Patsy Cline and The Mamas & The Papas. Hall's books have been published in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Germany and the Soviet Union. During Hall's career, he travelled extensively on TV assignments to the United States, Europe, Scandinavia, the Soviet Union, Lebanon, Syria, Jordon, Israel, Haiti and Iraq. Hall is a life member of the Writers Guild of Canada, a member of ACTRA and for a number of years, he was a member of the Toronto Men's Press Club.