by Marcus Rediker (Author)
"Masterly."--Adam Hochschild, The New York Times Book Review
In this widely praised history of an infamous institution, award-winning scholar Marcus Rediker shines a light into the darkest corners of the British and American slave ships of the 18th century. Drawing on thirty years of research in maritime archives, court records, diaries, and firsthand accounts,
The Slave Ship is riveting and sobering in its revelations, reconstructing in chilling detail a world nearly lost to history: the "floating dungeons" at the forefront of the birth of African American culture.
Author Biography
Marcus Rediker is the Distinguished Professor of Atlantic History at the University of Pittsburgh and the award-winning author of The Slave Ship. He lives in Pittsburgh.
Number of Pages: 448
Dimensions: 1.02 x 8.34 x 5.48 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: October 01, 2008
