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Description
Rip-roaring history from the author of Postcards from Stanland: Journeys in Central Asia, Monsoon Postcards: Indian Ocean Journeys and Postcards from the Borderlands.
Radama--the young, savvy, ruthless ruler of the rising military power in Madagascar. Robert Townsend Farquhar--the scheming governor of the British island colony of Mauritius, whose plantation economy depends on slave labor. James Hastie--an enterprising East India Company sergeant, ready to take on a risky mission. In the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars, as Britain and France face off in the southwest Indian Ocean, the destinies of these three characters intertwine. Will the British cut a deal to end the export of slaves from Madagascar, and if so at what cost? Will Radama, with the wily Hastie by his side, win the internal power struggle against nobles and clan chieftains? Will his forces unite the island, making him king of all Madagascar? Hastie's previously unpublished journals weave a narrative of hazardous travel, byzantine court intrigue and colonial geopolitics.
Nonfiction. History.
About the Author
David H. Mould, Professor Emeritus at Ohio University, works as a consultant for UNICEF. He has published books and articles on World War I documentary film, the 19th- century U.S. transportation revolution, and oral history. His travel tales from Asia and Africa, including Madagascar, are featured in the three-book Postcards series.
Praise For…
“An amazing adventure story worthy of an old Errol Flynn swashbuckler.” Donna DeBlasio, Youngstown State University
“David Mould is a master at breathing life into history.” Kamellia Smith, Tempo
“Scholarship that reads like a novel!” Lynda Berman