The Cost of Sugar
Author | : Cynthia McLeod |
Publisher | : HopeRoad |
Total Pages | : 271 |
Release | : 2011-01-07 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781908446015 |
ISBN-13 | : 1908446013 |
Rating | : 4/5 (013 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Cost of Sugar by : Cynthia McLeod
Download or read book The Cost of Sugar written by Cynthia McLeod and published by HopeRoad. This book was released on 2011-01-07 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Cost of Sugar is an intriguing history of those rabid times in Dutch Surinam between 1765-1779 when sugar was king.Told through the eyes of two Jewish step sisters, Eliza and Sarith, descendants of the settlers of 'New Jerusalem of the River' know today as Jodensvanne. The Cost of Sugar is a frank expose of the tragic toll on the lives of colonists and slaves alike.