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An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species: Particularly the African, Translated from a Latin Dissertation, Which Was Honoured with the First Prize in the University of Cambridge, for the Year 1785 - Cambridge Library Collection - Slavery a
Thomas Clarkson
An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species: Particularly the African, Translated from a Latin Dissertation, Which Was Honoured with the First Prize in the University of Cambridge, for the Year 1785 - Cambridge Library Collection - Slavery a
Thomas Clarkson
This reissue incorporates Thomas Clarkson's 1786 Essay alongside John Newton's graphic Thoughts on the African Slave Trade (1788), a first-hand account of his experiences of the Middle Passage in the 1750s. Clarkson's highly influential piece marks the beginning of the anti-slavery campaigning to which he devoted his life.
336 pages, black & white illustrations
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | June 6, 2013 |
ISBN13 | 9781108060141 |
Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 336 |
Dimensions | 217 × 138 × 22 mm · 440 g |
Language | English |
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