History Of The Slave Trade /./ No. 19 Of Chambers's Miscellany Of Useful And Entertaining Tracts

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Published by W. & R. Chambers; Edinburgh, Scotland; 32 pp.; Wraps; VG; nc/nd, 1844

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_____Overview of the slave trade. ____Undated, but statistics to 1843 are cited, so probably produced in 1844. _____ This being the abolitionist period in Britain, emphasis is on that between Africa ("Negroland") and the New World. _____ Discusses the fact that while the slave trade has been made illegal, slavery has not._____ This has simply transformed a legal trade conducted by businessmen into a contraband one run by smugglers. _____ Also describes the hunting of Africans by Turks for enslavement in Turkey. _____ The conclusion section notes the rise of Abolitionists in America and their efforts to establish Liberia as a colony for repatriated slaves. _____ Folded and gathered sheets, never bound, as issued. _____ The publisher's slug runs down the spine fold. _____ The outermost sheet is lightly soiled._____The last 5 pages have been gnawed, with minor loss to letters. _____ Not in WorldCat._____. Seller Inventory # R-41829

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Title: History Of The Slave Trade /./ No. 19 Of ...

Publisher: W. & R. Chambers; Edinburgh, Scotland; 32 pp.; Wraps; VG; nc/nd

Publication Date: 1844

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition