Iannini, Christopher P, Fatal revolutions , c2012
- Title(s):
- Fatal revolutions : natural history, West Indian slavery, and the routes of American literature / Christopher P. Iannini.
- Published/Created:
- Chapel Hill : Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia, by the University of North Carolina Press, c2012.
- Physical Description:
- 296 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
- Holdings:
- Reference LibraryF1609.5 .I26 2012 (LC)Accessible in the Reference Library [Hours]
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- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/10453034
- Classification:
- Books
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Subject Terms:
- Natural history -- West Indies.Slavery -- West Indies -- History -- 18th century.West Indies -- History -- 18th century.West Indies -- Intellectual life -- 18th century.
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