Nicholas Guyatt
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
vii, 419 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"The formidable Dartmoor Prison was the first permanent facility for prisoners of war on British soil. Known as the 'hated cage,' American captives--Black and white--from the War of 1812 languished in it for years, even after the war ended, stewing in frustration and rage. Although the prisoners had been racially integrated as sailors on American naval ships, Dartmoor became deeply segregated, like the United States itself. Then, on April 6, 1815,...