The Amazon Journal of Roger Casement

by Sir Roger Casement, Angus Mitchell (Editor)

(This text, derived from the manuscript in the National Library of Ireland, describes British Consul General, Roger Casement's journey into the South American rainforests to investigate atrocities against tribal people of the north-west Amazon. It follows Casement's transition from observer to anti-imperial revolutionary and Irish patriot, leading to his execution by the British in August 1916 after the failure of the Easter Rising. When he got involved in the Irish war of independence, the British used these so-called Black Diaries to smear his name so that they could execute him)

Genres: Ireland, Biography, Nonfiction, Politics, History

544 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1900

Reviews

[Todd Cheng · Rating 5 out of 5]

An unflinching and uncomfortable look at the early forces of globalization and the brutal exploitation of local labor. Casement’s eyewitness account exposes how commerce, empire, and human cruelty intertwined deep within the Amazon, revealing the moral cost of progress and the silence that often accompanies it.

[Carlos Zúñiga · Rating 5 out of 5]

Casement, desde su esperable racismo, guiños frenológicos y tintes homoeroticos, fue capaz de poner el dedo en la barbarie que el país entero ejerció sobre decenas de miles de indígenas, a diferencia de sus supuestos compatriotas. Un recuento que lamentablemente no ha perdido ninguna vigencia.

[Roger Melmoth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Valioso registro del boom del caucho en la Amazonía y sus serias repercusiones que tuvo en las poblaciones originarias.


Valuable register of the rubber boom in the Amazon and its serious repercussions on native populations.