Went to the devil : a Yankee whaler in the slave trade /

"Edward Davoll was a respected New Bedford whaling captain in an industry at its peak in the 1850s. But mid-career, disillusioned with whaling, desperately lonely at sea, and experiencing financial problems, he turned to the slave trade, with disastrous results. Why would a man of good reputati...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Connors, Anthony J. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amherst : Bright Leaf, an imprint of University of Massachusetts Press, [2019]
Subjects:
Davoll, Edward S.
Davoll, Edward S. > Ethics.
1800-1899
Slave traders > Massachusetts > New Bedford > Biography.
Whaling masters > Massachusetts > New Bedford > Biography.
Slave trade > Moral and ethical aspects > History > 19th century.
Slave trade > Cuba > History > 19th century.
Slave trade > Africa > History > 19th century.
Whaling > Massachusetts > New Bedford > History > 19th century.
Seafaring life > History > 19th century.
Marchands d'esclaves > Massachusetts > New Bedford > Biographies.
Esclaves > Commerce > Aspect moral > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Esclaves > Commerce > Cuba > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Esclaves > Commerce > Afrique > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Baleines > Chasse > Massachusetts > New Bedford > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Vie en mer > Histoire > 19e siècle.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
Ethics.
Seafaring life.
Slave trade.
Slave traders.
Whaling.
Whaling masters.
New Bedford (Mass.) > Biography.
Africa.
Cuba.
Massachusetts > New Bedford.
Electronic books.
Biography
Biographies.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo

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