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John Gabriel Stedman Author

John Gabriel Stedman (1744–1797), Scottish soldier and adventurer, fought against rebel slaves in Suriname, had a famous romance with the slave Joanna, and authored one of the most important books ever written about a slave society. Richard and Sally Price have been conducting research about Suriname since the 1960s and have written a number of prize-winning books about the region.