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The Zong: A Massacre, the Law and the End of Slavery
The Zong A Massacre the Law and the End of Slavery
Author: James Walvin
On November 29, 1781, Captain Collingwood of the British ship Zong commanded his crew to throw overboard one-third of his cargo: a shipment of Africans bound for slavery in America. The captain believed his ship was off course, and he feared there was not enough drinking water to last until landfall. This book is the first to examine in detail t...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780300125559
ISBN-10: 0300125550
Publication Date: 10/11/2011
Pages: 304
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Publisher: Yale University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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