Slave Captain: The Career of James Irving in the Liverpool Slave Trade

As few accounts written by slave ship captains are known to have survived, the personal papers of James Irving are of tremendous interest and academic significance. Irving built a successful career in the slave trade of eighteenth-century Liverpool, first as a ships surgeon and then as a captain. Remarkably he was himself enslaved when his ship was wrecked off the coast of Morocco and he was captured by people described as wild Arabs and savages. This edition of forty letters and his journal reveals the reaction of the slaver to the experience of slavery, as well as throwing light on the complex and, to modern eyes, repugnant features of the transatlantic slave trade. The result is both a compelling narrative and a valuable reference text. This thoroughly revised edition of Suzanne Schwarzs best-selling book includes recently discovered archive material. 'Schwarz's scholarship is without flaw... this is not only a fascinating read, but it should prove very useful in teaching students about slavery and its contradictions.' Professor Paul Lovejoy, York University Canada.

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SKU SKU6063

ISBN Number 9781846310676

Author Suzanne Schwarz

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