The Slave Ship: A Human History
Buy online ($)
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0143114255
ISBN 13
9780143114253
Category
Unknown
[ Browse Items ]
Publication Year
2008
Publisher
Pages
448
Tags
Description
“Masterly.”—Adam Hochschild, The New York Times Book ReviewIn this widely praised history of an infamous institution, award-winning scholar Marcus Rediker shines a light into the darkest corners of the British and American slave ships of the eighteenth century. Drawing on thirty years of research in maritime archives, court records, diaries, and firsthand accounts, The Slave Ship is riveting and sobering in its revelations, reconstructing in chilling detail a world nearly lost to history: the "floating dungeons" at the forefront of the birth of African American culture. - from Amzon
Number of Copies
1
Library | Accession No | Call No | Copy No | Edition | Location | Availability |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ASAP - Main | 59736868 | 1 | Yes |