Sweet water and bitter : the ships that stopped the slave trade
Rees, Siân, 1965-2009
Books
Find it!
This is a vivid, action-packed and moving story of the Royal Naval squadron that patrolled the West African coast to stop the slave ships, after Britain passed the Abolition Act.
Main title:
Author:
Imprint:
London : Chatto & Windus, 2009.
Collation:
340 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., map, ports. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780701181598 (hbk)
Dewey class:
326.80941326.80941326.8
Local class:
326.80941
Language:
English
Subject:
Great Britain. Royal Navy. African SquadronSlavery -- Africa, West -- History -- 19th centurySlave trade -- Africa, West -- History -- 19th centurySlaves -- Emancipation -- History -- 19th centuryFreedmen -- Social conditions -- 19th centuryGreat Britain -- History, Naval -- 19th centuryPolitics and Government
BRN:
1545622