Rebellious passage : the Creole revolt and America's coastal slave trade / Jeffrey R. Kerr-Ritchie.

In late October 1841, the Creole left Richmond with 137 slaves bound for New Orleans. It arrived five weeks later minus the Captain, one passenger, and most of the captives. Nineteen rebels had seized the US slave ship en route and steered it to the British Bahamas where the slaves gained their libe...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kerr-Ritchie, Jeffrey R. (Author)
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2019.
Subjects:
Creole (Brig)
Slave rebellions > United States > History > 19th century.
Mutiny > United States > History > 19th century.
Enslaved persons > Emancipation > Bahamas > History > 19th century.
Slave trade > United States > History > 19th century.
Slave trade > Atlantic Coast (U.S.) > History > 19th century.
Mutiny.
Slave rebellions.
Slave trade.
Enslaved persons > Emancipation.
Bahamas.
United States.
United States > Atlantic Coast.
1800-1899
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:xxix, 345 pages ; 23 cm
Format: Book

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