{"product_id":"sarah-gray-cary-from-boston-to-grenada-9781421424613","title":"Sarah Gray Cary from Boston to Grenada","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFollow the changing fortunes of an early American family living through tumultuous times.   The Cary family of Chelsea, Massachusetts, prospered as plantation owners and managers for nearly two decades in the West Indies before the Grenada slave revolts of 17951796 upended the sugar trade. Sarah Gray Cary used her quick intelligence and astute judgment to help her family adapt to their shifting fortunes. From Samuel Cary's departure from Boston to St. Kitts in 1764 to the second generation's search for trade throughout the West Indies, Susan Clair Imbarrato tells the compelling story of the Cary family from prosperity and crisis to renewal.   Drawing on a wealth of archival material, this engaging book describes how Sarah Cary managed households in both Grenada and Chelsea while raising thirteen children. In particular, Imbarrato examines Sarah's correspondence with her sons Samuel and Lucius, in which they address family matters, share opinions on political and social events, discuss \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e1. Seeking Fortune\u003cbr\u003e2. Building Prosperity\u003cbr\u003e3. Relocating and Adjusting\u003cbr\u003e4. Slave Revolts and Shifting Fortunes\u003cbr\u003e5. Recovery and Renewal\u003cbr\u003e6. Sustaining a Family\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48866937602391,"sku":"9781421424613","price":42.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781421424613.jpg?v=1722280993","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/sarah-gray-cary-from-boston-to-grenada-9781421424613","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}