Thoughts on the Abolition of the Slave Trade, and Civilization of Africa: With Remarks on the African Institution

by Joseph Marryat

Book Overview

Joseph Marryat (1757-1824) was an M.P., chairman of Lloyd's and colonial agent for Grenada. This volume contains three of his pamphlets - Thoughts on the Abolition of the Slave Trade (1816), More Thoughts (1816) and More Thoughts Still (1818) which replied to his critics. The first pamphlet was very controversial, running to four editions in the year of publication. It vigorously attacks the policies and influence of the African Institution, whose...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 110802503X
• ISBN13: 9781108025034
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 550 Pages
• Weight: 1.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.5" x 8.5"