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020 9781584659808
040 UkHlHU|beng|erda
050 4 HT 1332 R3
100 1 Rees, Siân,|d1965-|eauthor.
245 10 Sweet water and bitter :|bthe ships that stopped the slave
trade /|cSiân Rees.
264 1 Durham, N.H. :|bUniversity of New Hampshire Press,|cc2011.
300 340 p. :|bill., map ;|c24 cm.
336 text|btxt|2rdacontent
337 unmediated|bn|2rdamedia
338 volume|bnc|2rdacarrier
500 Originally published: London : Chatto & Windus, 2009.
505 0 Black bounty -- Unlawful force -- False papers and mongrel
vessels -- Bad blood -- The Fever, the Deys and the
Ashanti -- Two captains -- Two lieutenants -- A costly
grave -- Cuban customs, Brazilian Buccaneers -- Black
jokes and high jinks -- The first great blows -- Willing
promoters and partial remedies -- Blockade -- Commerce,
Christianity and civilisation -- Palaver and presents --
Habits not ornamental to the navy -- Persevering offenders
-- To an end, immediately and forever.
610 10 Great Britain.|bRoyal Navy.|bAfrican Squadron.
650 0 Slavery|zAfrica, West|xHistory|y19th century.
650 0 Slave trade|zAfrica, West|xHistory|y19th century.
650 0 Enslaved persons|xEmancipation|xHistory|y19th century.
650 0 Freedmen|xSocial conditions|y19th century.
651 0 Great Britain|xHistory, Naval|y19th century.
