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Canada's Forgotten Slaves
Trudel, Marcel; Tombs, George
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Description for Canada's Forgotten Slaves
Paperback. Num Pages: 398 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
This groundbreaking history documents the roots of slavery in everyday colonial Canada and the extreme measures taken by subsequent generations to eradicate any record of their presence. Beginning with the French regime in colonial Canada 1629, noted historian Marcel Trudel examines the roots of slavery and its pervasive existence until its eventual abolition from the British Empire in 1834. Drawn from Trudel’s exhaustive scrutiny of unpublished 17th- through 19th-century archival records, this survey gives a human face to more than 4,000 aboriginal and black slaves who were bought, sold, and exploited in colonial Canada. The compelling narrative chronicles the slaves’ ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Vehicule Press Canada
Number of pages
398
Condition
New
Number of Pages
398
Place of Publication
Montreal, QC, Canada
ISBN
9781550653274
SKU
V9781550653274
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Ref
99-24
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Reviews for Canada's Forgotten Slaves
"This book provides the only available outline of the contours of the slave system . . . in 17th- and 18th-century New France."
Canadian Historical Review on the original French edition, Deux Siecles D'Esclavage au Quebec "Trudel's work on slavery in French Canada is a major and controversial work."
Le Devoir
Canadian Historical Review on the original French edition, Deux Siecles D'Esclavage au Quebec "Trudel's work on slavery in French Canada is a major and controversial work."
Le Devoir