Customer Review: The only other work I have read by author Thomas was "The Spanish Civil War", a work of a mere 620 pages when compared with this tome of nearly 900. But in both cases Thomas has written the definitive work on his subject against which all other books should be measured. Thomas writes a scholarly... more info
Customer Review: In this thorough and readable study, Daniel C. Littlefield examines the African heritage of rice cultivation in colonial South Carolina. Littlefield discusses the choices rice planters made in securing workers from certain African regions; he also discusses the knowledge these Africans brought to... more info
Customer Review: My Son needed this book for one of his college classes. Arrived very quickly and in perfect condition. Very professional and kind seller. Strongly recommend.
Customer Review: Baum has done an excellent job at capturing the impact of slavery on traditional African religion. The fact that an often ignored subject is gaining insightful scolarly attention is great and represents a definite progression within the feild.
Customer Review: Falconbridge is a rare classic well worth the hunt to find it. He provides a European eye-witness account to the cruelty of capture, middle passage, and auction block. His work helped lead Britain to outlaw slavery. It is easy to see why. Anyone wanting to understand the horrors of slavery would be... more info
Customer Review: The author is to be commended for writing a book on an obscure but important part of US naval history -- namely the formation and activities of the Africa Squadron of the US Navy in interdicting the slave trade from 1842 to 1861. The problem is that there was very little action to report and the... more info
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