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Title: Denmark Vesey by DAVID M. ROBERTSON ISBN: 0-679-44288-X Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: 24 August, 1999 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $23.00

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Average Customer Rating: 3.4 (10 reviews)

Rating: 4
Summary: Few Facts, Many Legends
Comment: Probably the biggest obstacle to writing a biography of Denmark Vesey is the wealth of rumors and legends and a dearth of facts. All the greater is the loss as Mr. Vesey was a fascinating part of the history of Charleston and the history of this nation. Some of these legends survive even to this day and appear below in some of the reviews. A closer look implies that the plot almost certainly did not include the massacre of all whites in Charleston. Instead any whites seen coming out of their doors in the areas under attack, such as the armory, or seen to be assembling would be killed. Also, there were plans to put fire to parts of Charleston to create greater confusion if need be. These would be strategies necessary to the success of such an insurrection. In fact, the in-depth planning, organization and strategy of this attempted uprising is what sets it apart from other slave revolts in this country. I would strongly suggest reading this book as well as Egerton's to help get a clearer picture of the man and the insurrection.

Rating: 4
Summary: Interesting, but left wanting
Comment: The subject of Denmark Vesey and his slave revolt is interesting and required reading for anyone who desires to know what pre Civil War America was like. The book does an excellant job generally describing the interaction of slaves and masters in 1820's South Carolina; espically in how slaves dealt with their opression. However, the book falls short in the specifics of planning and failure of Vesey's revolt. This could be because the information is scanty, but the book left me with the feeling that there was more.

Vesey organized a revolt that if sucessful would have devestated Charleston, including the massacre of the white population. How Vesey came so close to suceeding is not adequately discussed. It is left to generalizations.

On the whole the book is very worthwhile reading. However, it is only a start and suceeds in wetting ones appetite.

Rating: 3
Summary: Vesey leads the largest slave rebellion in the U.S.
Comment: David Robinson attempts to define the life of Denmark Vessey. Since Vessey is little known, and not much has been written about him, this short book attempts to define what motivated Denmark Vessey to try to lead on of the largest slave rebellions. Good background material about Barbados and Charlestown's links with the slave island. One of the previous reviewers called Vessey a Haitan, but his name indicates origin in the Danish Virgin Islands, as Robertson asserts. Because his origin is so obscure, Robertson puffs up what is known and makes it book length. More research could have led to a more interesting book. However Robertson does shed light on an interesting time in U. S. History.