The Last Slave Ships: New York and the End of the Middle Passage

by John Harris

Book Overview

"This stunning behind-the-curtain look into the last years of the illegal transatlantic slave trade in the United States represents "a signal contribution to U.S. antebellum historiography."--Library Journal, starred review

"A remarkable piece of scholarship."--Eric Herschthal, New Republic

"Uncovers an important--and little known--aspect of both New York City history and the history of the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300247338
• ISBN13: 9780300247336
• Release Date: November 2020
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.5" x 8.6"