The greatest of the British slave revolts took place in Jamaica in 1831-32. In a fast-paced narrative that brings the courageous effort to life, Zoellner uses diaries, letters, and colonial records to tell the day-by-day intimate story of the men and women who rose up, and the young hero Samuel Sharpe who believed the Baptist faith would help them achieve freedom. News of the horrific suppression of the Christmas Rebellion (aka Baptist War) charged through London society and sparked new debates in Parliament, credited with leading to the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833 and abolition of slavery across the British Empire in 1838. Harvard University Press. 2020. Paper. NEW. $20