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Author:

Rees, Siân, 1965-

Title:

Sweet water and bitter : the ships that stopped the slave trade / Siân Rees.

Publisher:

University of New Hampshire Press,

Copyright Date:

c2011

Description:

340 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Slavery--Africa, West--History--19th century.
Slave trade--Africa, West--History--19th century.
Great Britain.--African Squadron.--African Squadron.
Slaves--History--History--19th century.
Freedmen--Social conditions--19th century.
Great Britain--History, Naval--19th century.

Notes:

Originally published: London : Chatto & Windus, 2009. Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-328) and index.

Contents:

Black bounty -- Unlawful force -- False papers and mongrel vessels -- Bad blood -- The Fever, the Deys and the Ashanti -- Two captains -- Two lieutenants -- A costly grave -- Cuban customs, Brazilian Buccaneers -- Black jokes and high jinks -- The first great blows -- Willing promoters and partial remedies -- Blockade -- Commerce, Christianity and civilisation -- Palaver and presents -- Habits not ornamental to the navy -- Persevering offenders -- To an end, immediately and forever.

ISBN:

1611680174 (e-book)
9781611680171 (e-book)
1584659807
9781584659808

OCLC:

(OCoLC)678924319

LCCN:

2010045814

Locations:

OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)

GAAX314 -- Northeast Iowa Community College Library - Peosta (Peosta)