| Edition |
Unabridged. |
| Description |
1 online resource (1 audio file (8hr., 16 min.)) : digital |
| Access |
Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Cast |
Read by Tom Zingarelli. |
| Summary |
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 wild encounters with inclement weather, slave traders, and near-mutiny. But most importantly, Kelley tracks the cohort of slaves aboard the Hare from their purchase in Africa to their sale in South Carolina. In tracing their complete journey, Kelley provides rare insight into the communal lives of slaves and sheds new light on the African diaspora and its influence on the formation of African American culture. In this immersive exploration, Kelley connects the story of enslaved people in the United States to their origins in Africa as never before. Told uniquely from the perspective of one particular voyage, this book brings a slave ship's journey to life, giving us one of the clearest views of the eighteenth-century slave trade. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Note |
GMD: electronic resource. |
| Local Subject |
Trafficking in enslaved persons -- South Carolina -- History -- 18th century.
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| Subject |
Slave trade -- South Carolina -- History -- 18th century.
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Slave ships -- United States -- History -- 18th century.
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Hare (Ship)
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Enslaved persons -- South Carolina -- 18th century.
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| Local Subject |
Trafficking in enslaved persons -- Sierra Leone -- History -- 18th century.
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| Subject |
Slave trade -- Sierra Leone -- History -- 18th century.
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| Added Author |
Zingarelli, Tom.
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| Added Title |
hoopla (Digital media service)
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| ISBN |
9781515927549 (sound recording) (hoopla Audio Book) |
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1515927547 (sound recording) (hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT11657392 |
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