Between the mid-fifteenth and the mid-nineteenth centuries, nearly twelve million Africans were enslaved and transported across the Atlantic to colonies in North and South America and the West Indies. With Slave Wales, Chris Evans traces the role that Wales and the Welsh played in this infamous trade. Evans reveals that many of these slaves were purchased with commodities like copper and brass that originated in Wales. He also shows that some of the wealth that slaves generated in the West Indies made its way back to Wales, often to fund the construction of furnaces and mills. With appearances by Henry Morgan, Thomas Williams, Anthony Bacon, and Thomas Picton, this penetrating investigation will be required reading for historians on both sides of the Atlantic.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Wales Press
ISBN-13
9780708323038
eBay Product ID (ePID)
93417068
Product Key Features
Author
Chris Evans
Publication Name
Slave Wales: the Welsh and Atlantic Slavery, 1660-1850
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
History
Publication Year
2010
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
160 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
216mm
Item Width
138mm
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Chris Evans
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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