Went to the devil [electronic resource] : a Yankee whaler in the slave trade / Anthony J. Connors.
"Edward Davoll was a respected New Bedford whaling captain in an industry at its peak in the 1850s. But mid-career, disillusioned with whaling, desperately lonely at sea, and experiencing financial problems, he turned to the slave trade, with disastrous results. Why would a man of good reputation, i...
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Amherst :
Bright Leaf, An imprint of University of Massachusetts Press,
[2019]
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Went to the Devil: A Yankee Whaler in the Slave Trade |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |