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The Memoirs of Captain Hugh Crow: The Life and Times of a Slave Trade Captain
Hugh Crow
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Hardcover. Hugh Crow was the captain of a slave-trading vessel which made one of the last legal journeys across the Atlantic with its 'human cargo'. This is a highly engaging, rare, first-hand account written by a staunch defender of the slave trade. Crow depicts himself as an enlightened practitioner of the trade, concerned with the welfare of his 'negroes'. Num Pages: 224 pages, 11 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 231 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
Hugh Crow was the captain of a slave-trading vessel which made one of the last legal journeys across the Atlantic with its ‘human cargo’. This is a highly engaging, rare, first-hand account written by a staunch defender of the slave trade. Crow depicts himself as an enlightened practitioner of the trade, paying close attention to the welfare of his ‘negroes’, which he equates with financial success in his business.
Crow’s memoirs bring to life the everyday aspects of the slave trade and describe the harsh practicalities of life at sea, where on average a fifth ... Read more
Hugh Crow was the captain of a slave-trading vessel which made one of the last legal journeys across the Atlantic with its ‘human cargo’. This is a highly engaging, rare, first-hand account written by a staunch defender of the slave trade. Crow depicts himself as an enlightened practitioner of the trade, paying close attention to the welfare of his ‘negroes’, which he equates with financial success in his business.
Crow’s memoirs bring to life the everyday aspects of the slave trade and describe the harsh practicalities of life at sea, where on average a fifth ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781851243211
SKU
V9781851243211
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Hugh Crow
John Pinfold was Rhodes House Librarian from 1993-2008. He is the author of 'Postcards from the Russian Revolution', 'Postcards of Lost Royals' and 'Postcards from Utopia'. His most recent book is 'Petrograd 1917'.
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