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The slave trade : the story of the Atlantic slave trade, 1440-1870
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The slave trade : the story of the Atlantic slave trade, 1440-1870

Author: Hugh Thomas
Publisher: New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, ©1997.
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Chronicles the history of the African slave trade by Portugal, Brazil, Great Britain, France, Spain, the Netherlands, and the United States, from the first Portuguese slaving expeditions, through the abolitionist movements, to the final days of the trade in Cuba and Brazil. Includes who the slavers and abolitionists were, how profitable the business was, the African rulers and peoples who collaborated, the towns  Read more...
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Additional Physical Format: Online version:
Thomas, Hugh, 1931-
Slave trade.
New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, c1997
(OCoLC)605341315
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Hugh Thomas
ISBN: 0684810638 9780684810638 0684835657 9780684835655
OCLC Number: 36884041
Description: 908 p., [32] p. of plates : ill., ports., maps ; 25 cm.
Responsibility: Hugh Thomas.

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In a balanced approach to an explosive subject, a history professor portrays the rise, apogee, and decline of the slave trade, exposing its impact on world politics and civilization. of photos. Maps.  Read more...

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Barbara Stanton "Detroit Free Press" Thomas has taken a sprawling subject and turned it into a disciplined, compelling narrative.

 
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