University of the West Indies Press

Slave Society in the Danish West Indies: St. Thomas, St. John and St. Croix, Paperback/G. Boodraj

This volume is an account of the development and destruction of slavery in St Thomas, St John and St Croix, the Caribbean islands which today comprise the US Virgin Islands. The book sees slavery as fundamental to the entire fabric of colonial society, and pays particular attention to the social and political life of the whites and freedmen in interaction with the slaves.