Envoys of Abolition: British Naval Officers and the Campaign Against the Slave Trade in West Africa
(Part of the Liverpool Studies in International Slavery Series)
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After Britain's Abolition of the Slave Trade Act of 1807, a squadron of Royal Navy vessels was sent to the West Coast of Africa tasked with suppressing the thriving transatlantic slave trade. Drawing on previously unpublished papers found in private collections and various archives in the UK and abroad, this book examines the personal and cultural experiences of the naval officers at the frontline of Britain's anti-slavery campaign in West Africa...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1802077715
ISBN13:9781802077711
Release Date:March 2023
Publisher:Liverpool University Press
Length:256 Pages
Weight:0.80 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"
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