This work presents the disastrous history of the British transportation of convicts to West Africa after the loss of the North American colonies and before the opening of Australia as a new destination for Britan's criminal classes.
This work presents the disastrous history of the British transportation of convicts to West Africa after the loss of the North American colonies and b...
Despite the vast literature on the transatlantic slave trade, the role of sailors aboard slave ships has remained unexplored. This book fills that gap by examining every aspect of their working lives, from their reasons for signing on a slaving vessel, to their experiences in the Caribbean and the American South after their human cargoes had been sold. It explores how they interacted with men and women of African origin at their ports of call, from the Africans they traded with, to the free black seamen who were their crewmates, to the slaves and ex-slaves they mingled with in the port cities...
Despite the vast literature on the transatlantic slave trade, the role of sailors aboard slave ships has remained unexplored. This book fills that gap...
