The Voyage of the Slave Ship Hare: A Journey Into Captivity from Sierra Leone to South Carolina

by Sean M Kelley and Sean M. Kelley

Book Overview

From 1754 to 1755, the slave ship Hare completed a journey from Newport, Rhode Island, to Sierra Leone and back to the United States--a journey that transformed more than seventy Africans into commodities, condemning some to death and the rest to a life of bondage in North America. In this engaging narrative, Sean Kelley painstakingly reconstructs this tumultuous voyage, detailing everything from the identities of the captain and crew to their...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 146962768X
• ISBN13: 9781469627687
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.6"