Apocalypse 1692: Empire, Slavery, and the Great Port Royal Earthquake Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Ben Hughes (Author), Simon Barber (Narrator), University Press Audiobooks (Publisher)

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Built on sugar, slaves, and piracy, Jamaica’s Port Royal was the jewel in England’s quest for empire until a devastating earthquake sank the city beneath the sea.

A haven for pirates and the center of the New World’s frenzied trade in slaves and sugar, Port Royal, Jamaica, was a notorious cutthroat settlement where enormous fortunes were gained for the fledgling English empire. But on June 7, 1692, it all came to a catastrophic end. Apocalypse 1692 intertwines several related themes: the slave rebellion that led to the establishment of the first permanent free black communities in the New World; the raids launched between English Jamaica and Spanish Santo Domingo; and the bloody repulse of a full-blown French invasion of the island in an attempt to drive the English from the Caribbean. The audiobook also features the most comprehensive account yet written of the massive earthquake and tsunami which struck Jamaica in 1692, resulting in the deaths of thousands, and sank a third of the city beneath the sea. From the misery of everyday life in the sugar plantations, to the ostentation and double-dealings of the plantocracy; from the adventures of former-pirates-turned-treasure-hunters to the debauchery of Port Royal, Apocalypse 1692 exposes the lives of the individuals who made late seventeenth-century Jamaica the most financially successful, brutal, and scandalously corrupt of all of England’s nascent American colonies.

The book is published by Westholme Publishing. The audiobook is published by University Press Audiobooks.

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10 hours and 20 minutes
Author

Ben Hughes
Narrator

Simon Barber
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Nov. 22 2019
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English
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University Press Audiobooks
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B081TK3HCH
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Unabridged
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Listening Length	10 hours and 20 minutes
Author	Ben Hughes
Narrator	Simon Barber
Audible.ca Release Date	November 22 2019
Publisher	University Press Audiobooks
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B081TK3HCH
Best Sellers Rank	#148,343 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) #612 in Great Britain History #919 in Caribbean & West Indian History (Books) #3,575 in History of the Americas (Audible Books & Originals)

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Mrs I B

A Great Read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on May 22, 2018

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A great read about Jamaican (and Caribbean) colonial history, with a particular focus on Port Royal and the earthquake of 1692.

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worthy

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on September 10, 2019

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great historical work

T. Anderson

It's not 100% accurate, but it is entertaining.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 20, 2018

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I'm a little disappointed. The "scene-setting" descriptions are interesting and reasonably well-written; but they are not necessarily accurate. For example, the author mentions London commercial signs illuminated by gas-lights. Gas lights -- in the 1690s? I don't think so. Check Wikipedia (which is something the author could so easily have done before going to print!) When I pay full price for a digital book, I'm hoping for more than a cute work by a struggling amateur (which is often well-worth a few bucks if it entertains, even if it doesn't inform much).

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Alex W

Fascinating details create a complete picture

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 15, 2018

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An enjoyable and frequently entertaining read on colonial Jamaica, Apocalypse 1692 includes a vast array of sources from ships' logs and official decrees of Council meetings, to gentlemen's diaries and desperate letters to London begging for more resources, with vivid details and charming antiquated spelling. Highlights include first hand accounts of Port Royal's devastating 1692 earthquake, often intimate glimpses into 17th century Jamaican society, and descriptions of various West African ports of call in the Atlantic slave trade, along with the nitty-gritty of the transactions between African chiefs and European slave traders. This book is just as suitable for the general reader as it is for the academic. Highly recommend for those interested in the history of the Atlantic slave trade, plantation slavery, and rhe interplay among all classes of colonial Jamaican society.

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Bruce Maloy

A well written account of a little noticed slice of history.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 20, 2018

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This is a great read. The author skillfully describes the waves of humanity colliding in 17th century Jamaica, from African slaves, religious refugees, pirates, to fortune seekers. There is also a well tuned focus on how flawed colonial economic models saved themselves by using slaves. The great earthquake is really a side panel.

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