Description: At the end of the year, a magazine's issues were bound into a hard cover for storage at the library. Often, these bindings come undone, or issues are removed for various reasons. These two magazines, Atlantic Monthly May 1860 and December 1861 were both removed from a library binding. Possibly because of the two articles included in these two issues. The first article of extreme interest (at least to me) is regarding the Maroon Society of Surinam (or as it's known today Suriname), as recorded by Captain John Stedman in the early 1700s. He recorded a diary of his years spent in the Dutch Military in the colony, and it was published in 2 volumes. It has been reprinted, but the majority of the reprints are "abridged", and not his words. There are some copies of reprints that are unabridged, but they are super expensive. The abridged versions are different from his records. He was a great artist, so he illustrated everything. The English and the Dutch had NO real victories in Surinam. The "Maroon" society there was originally from escaped slaves who went into the jungle and formed their own societies. They were treated so brutally by the colonists that they never, ever gave in, or gave up, and as a result, Suriname never came back under colonial rule. One of the most interesting parts of his tale however, is that he fell in love and married a slave girl who was the daughter of a plantation owner. The girl's father had tried to get her freedom, but wasn't allowed to; she was a slave her whole life. In spite of that, Stedman and Joanna married, and had a child. When he had to leave to return to Europe, he wasn't able to take his wife; just his son. Then, his son was lost at sea. It's a great love story, as well as a magnificent story of man's inhumanity, as well as man's heroics. I often thought this story should be made into a movie. Anyway, that article is in the May 1860 issue. The other issue, Dec 1861, has a fairly lengthy article about the emancipation of Negro peoples in England. It is again, heroic and terrible. Both articles are really excellent, and deserving of reading. The maroon societies actually abounded around the world in the 1700s and 1800s, but little has been written about them. They are quite fascinating!
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Binding: Softcover, Wraps
Place of Publication: LONDON AND NEW YORK
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Publisher: ticknor
Topic: MAROON SOCIETY SURINAM & EMANCIPATION OF SLAVES IN ENGLAND
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Subject: Maroon Society Surinam and Emancipation in England
Modified Item: No
Year Printed: 1860
Original/Facsimile: Original
