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Sweet Water and Bitter
The Ships That Stopped the Slave Trade
By Rees, Siân
- ISBN
- 978-1-58465-980-8
- Publisher
- Univ. of New Hampshire: Univ. Pr. of New England
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Reviewed on June 1, 2011
Rees (The Floating Brothel) presents a well-researched account of Britain's attempt to stem the Atlantic slave trade by creating the Preventive Squadron to enforce the 1807 Abolition Act. Royal Navy ships patrolled the African coast, detaining slave traders and freeing their human cargo. This epic, complex story stretches across the Atlantic Ocean, where British antislavers clashed with slavers from throughout Europe and the Americas, and digs deep into Africa, w...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
