Rough Crossings: The Slaves, the British, and the American Revolution
“A master storyteller.” (Newsweek)“If there’s a better living writer of history than Simon Schama, I’d sure like to know who it is.” (Cleveland Plain Dealer)“. . .plenty of gorgeous writing from this most elegant of stylists.” (Christian Science Monitor)“Schama tells this complex story through a series of richly drawn, idiosyncratic individuals, from musical bureaucrats to rebellious slaves.” (San Diego Union-Tribune)Simon Schama’s Rough Crossings . . . brilliantly re-creates the histories of runaway slaves in and after the American revolution. (Sunday Times (London))“A lively and accessible book.” (Newsday)” Schama is back at his best -and historians don’t come much better than that. (Sunday Times (London))