{"product_id":"lady-nugents-journal-jamaica-one-hundred-years-ago-paperback-9781108024419","title":"Lady Nugent's Journal; Jamaica One Hundred Years Ago (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108024419","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eLady Nugent's Journal\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eJamaica One Hundred Years Ago\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis revealing journal by the then Governor's wife gives a fascinating view of early nineteenth-century Jamaican society.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMaria Nugent (Author), Frank Cundall (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108024419, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 9 December 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e488 pages, 13 b\/w illus.  2 maps\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.8 cm, 0.61 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe husband of Maria, Lady Nugent (1771–1834) was Governor of Jamaica from 1801 to 1806. Her diaries were not written for publication, and therefore offer a valuable and frank record of people and situations she met with in Jamaica. They were published privately after her death, and are here reproduced from the 1907 edition. The Jamaica diary covers a period of uncertainty in the West Indies due to the Napoleonic Wars. While generally avoiding politics, she comments on colonial society and planter life. Her initial view of slaves altered as rumours of uprisings made her fear for her young children. She also expresses concern about the sexual exploitation of slaves by planters, as being bad for both parties. The latter part of the work covers in less detail her return to England, and the period she spent in India where her husband had been appointed commander-in-chief.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Chronology of the principal events in the lives of Sir George and Lady Nugent, with special reference to Jamaica\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. April-December 31, 1801\u003cbr\u003e 2. January 1–December 31, 1802\u003cbr\u003e 3. January 1–December, 1803\u003cbr\u003e 4. January 1, 1804–July 6, 1805\u003cbr\u003e 5. September 3, 1805–June 18, 1815\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of the Americas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of the Americas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20the%20Americas%20%5BHBJK%5D%22\"\u003eHBJK\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45912972034328,"sku":"9781108024419","price":38.76,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108024419i.jpg?v=1694869788","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/lady-nugents-journal-jamaica-one-hundred-years-ago-paperback-9781108024419","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}