Sins of the Fathers
The Atlantic Slave Traders 1441 - 1807
by James Pope-Hennessy

Description:

In this fascinating and heart-wrenching book, James Pope-Hennessy explores the terrible history of the Atlantic slave trade from its origins in the fifteenth century to its gradual dissolution in the early 1800s. Based on the journals and letters of slave traders, merchant seamen, and sometimes of the slaves themselves, Sins of the Fathers presents a harrowing account of life in the African trading post, on board the slave ships, at the markets, and on the West Indian plantations.

Written with passion and precision, and with a wealth of well-chosen detail, it revives and recreates one of the most shameful episodes in modern history, the consequences of which are with us still -- not just in Africa and America, but in Britain as well.

Sins of the Fathers
The Atlantic Slave Traders 1441 - 1807
by James Pope-Hennessy

ISBN: 9780785815945
ISBN-10: 0785815945
Publisher: Castle Books
Publication Date: 2004
Format: Hardcover, 296 pages
Book Type: New