The life and legacy of George W. Gordon, the Jamaican politician and activist, is the subject of this fascinating book. Based on personal recollections and historical records, Fletcher offers an intimate portrait of one of the most compelling figures of the 19th century Caribbean. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Excerpt from Personal Recollections of the Honourable George W. Gordon, Late of Jamaica There are but few men living who knew my martyred husband better than Mr. Fletcher and I know of none so well furnished with proper materials for the labour of love which he has undertaken. I have sent him a good portrait of Mr. Gor don, and supplied him, from time to time, with such information as he desired while engaged in writing his book, for which I sincerely wish a large circulation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.