The Zong: A Massacre, the Law and the End of Slavery

by James Walvin

Book Overview

The first full review of the mass murder by crew members on the slave ship Zong and the lasting repercussions of this horrifying event

On November 29, 1781, Captain Collingwood of the British ship Zong commanded his crew to throw overboard one-third of his cargo: a shipment of Africans bound for slavery in America. The captain believed his ship was off course, and he feared there was not enough drinking water to last until...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300125550
• ISBN13: 9780300125559
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.9" x 8.8"