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University of <strong>the</strong> West Indies Press<br />

1A Aqueduct Flats Mona<br />

K<strong>in</strong>gs<strong>to</strong>n 7 Jamaica<br />

www.uwipress.com<br />

© 2006 by Alv<strong>in</strong> O. Thompson<br />

All rights reserved. Published 2006<br />

10 09 08 07 06 5 4 3 2 1<br />

CATALOGUING IN PUBLICATION DATA<br />

Thompson, Alv<strong>in</strong> O.<br />

Flight <strong>to</strong> <strong>freedom</strong>: African <strong>runaways</strong> <strong>and</strong> Maroons<br />

<strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> Americas / Alv<strong>in</strong> O. Thompson.<br />

p. cm.<br />

Includes bibliographical references.<br />

ISBN: 976-640-180-2<br />

1. Maroons – Caribbean Area – His<strong>to</strong>ry. 2. Fugitive slaves –<br />

Caribbean Area. 3. Caribbean Area – His<strong>to</strong>ry. I. Title.<br />

F1884.T58 2006 972.92<br />

The orig<strong>in</strong>al manuscript of this book won <strong>the</strong> literary award <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

category of Political Thought, Prizes of Caribbean Thought 2003–2004.<br />

Cover illustration: Richard Ansdell, The Hunted Slaves (1861).<br />

Reproduced by permission of National Museums Liverpool, United K<strong>in</strong>gdom.<br />

Book <strong>and</strong> cover design by Robert Harris.<br />

Set <strong>in</strong> ACaslon 10.5/14 x 24<br />

Pr<strong>in</strong>ted <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> United States of America.

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