Reviews for The Bahamas from Slavery to Servitude, 1783-1933

The average rating for The Bahamas from Slavery to Servitude, 1783-1933 based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2014-01-06 00:00:00 Nancy Lehnberg Interesting and useful, extensive data on life in the Bahamas. The discussion of the task and apprentice system, self-hire by slaves, how it differed from US slavery and the role played by the crops that didn't flourish (cotton, especially) make this an important study.

Review # 2 was written on 2016-10-21 00:00:00 Scott Mcdonald not a good book really. I tried really hard to read it line-by-line, but I found myself skipping parts. It's certainly interest at points and I feel I have somewhat of an understanding about women in slave society, but it didn't read well. It was slow and had a lot of legal terms and such that were simply boring. I more preferred the second story of the elderly woman who freed slaves in her will, but that was because it went by faster and was better written. I think these could have been published as detailed essays or articles rather than a book.