Identifier: narrativeoffivey02sted (find matches)
Title: Narrative of a five years' expedition, against the revolted negroes of Surinam, in Guiana, on the wild coast of South America; from the year 1772, to 1777: elucidating the history of that country, and describing its productions ... with an account of the Indians of Guiana, & negroes of Guinea
Year: 1806 (1800s)
Authors: Stedman, John Gabriel, 1744-1797
Subjects: Slavery -- Suriname Indians of South America -- Guiana Suriname -- Description and travel Suriname -- History To 1803
Publisher: London, J. Johnson, & T. Payne
Contributing Library: Brown University Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brown University

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