The Empire of Necessity: Slavery, Freedom, and Deception in the New World

by Greg Grandin

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From the acclaimed author of Fordlandia , the story of a remarkable slave rebellion that illuminates America's struggle with slavery and freedom during the Age of Revolution and beyond One morning in 1805, off a remote island in the South Pacific, Captain Amasa Delano, a New England seal hunter, climbed aboard a distressed Spanish ship carrying scores of West Africans he thought were slaves. They weren't. Having earlier seized control of the vessel...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0805094539

ISBN13:9780805094534

Release Date:January 2014

Publisher:Metropolitan Books

Length:360 Pages

Weight:1.40 lbs.

Dimensions:1.3" x 6.4" x 9.6"

Related Subjects

Abolitionism Colonialism Power Dynamics Slavery Discrimination & Racism History Race Relations Slavery & Emancipation Social Science Social Sciences

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