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The slave trade
Book • 1997
This book by Hugh Thomas provides a detailed and balanced account of the complete history of the slave trade.
Beginning with the first Portuguese slaving expeditions in the 1440s, Thomas describes the rise of the slave trade as one of the largest and most elaborate maritime and commercial ventures in history.
The book covers the period from 1492 to 1870, during which approximately eleven million black slaves were transported from Africa to the Americas.
It draws heavily on original sources such as journals, state documents, business ledgers, and memoirs to explain the complex interactions of merchants and governments in the trade.
The book also addresses the suffering of the slaves, the widespread corrupting effect of the trade on nations involved, and the long struggle of abolitionists to make the trade illegal.
Beginning with the first Portuguese slaving expeditions in the 1440s, Thomas describes the rise of the slave trade as one of the largest and most elaborate maritime and commercial ventures in history.
The book covers the period from 1492 to 1870, during which approximately eleven million black slaves were transported from Africa to the Americas.
It draws heavily on original sources such as journals, state documents, business ledgers, and memoirs to explain the complex interactions of merchants and governments in the trade.
The book also addresses the suffering of the slaves, the widespread corrupting effect of the trade on nations involved, and the long struggle of abolitionists to make the trade illegal.
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