The slave ship a human history audio book

The book shows how slaves children, and their childrens children, were human savings accounts that were the basis of money and credit. Reading it established a transformative and never to be severed bond with my african ancestors who were cargo in slave ships over a period of four centuries. Drawing on thirty years of research in maritime archives, court records, diaries, and firsthand accounts, the slave ship is riveting and sobering in its revelations, reconstructing in chilling detail a world nearly lost to history. Thomas dewolf talked about his book inheriting the trade. May 08, 2009 his intent is to concentrate on the slave ships as the stage for all these dramas that drove commercehe looks upon the slave ship as the key that drove europes commercial revolution and economic globalization. Through evocative language, fluid narration, poignant. Summary in this intimate human history of an inhuman institution, marcus rediker shines a light into the darkest corners of the british and american slave ships of the eighteenth century. How many of you can remember any significant public event marking the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade by the united states government in the year 2008. The american slave coast tells the horrific story of how the slavery business in the united states made the reproductive labor of breeding women essential to the expansion of the nation. For more than three centuries, slave ships carried millions of people from the coasts of africa across the atlantic to the new world. Slave ship essay jillian miesner marcus rediker the slave. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. But for the nimble singer and dancer the sailors had the highest esteem. In the slave ship, awardwinning historian marcus rediker creates an unprecedented.

A human history by marcus rediker, he bring to life the authentic horrors of the atlantic slave trade and what truly happened on the slave ships. In the slave ship, awardwinning historian marcus rediker draws on thirty years of research in maritime archives to create an unprecedented history of these vessels and the human drama acted out on their rolling decks. It is this rich array of material that marcus rediker plumbs, more thoroughly than anyone else to date, for his masterly new book, the slave ship. Marcus rediker on an economic system that brought more immigrants to america than any other in that era. A human history and millions of other books are available for instant access. It was first published in october 2007 by penguin books in the united states, and december 2007 by viking books in the united kingdoms before being republished in 2008 in both countries, publisher still being penguin books in. Life aboard slave ships was agonizing and dangerous. The slave ship questions and answers discover the community of teachers, mentors and students just like you that can answer any question you might have on the slave ship. Gallito, spanish slave ship carrying 6 africans when captured by hms nimble 16 november 1829.

The slave ship is the fourth book written by marcus rediker, a prizewinning american historian of the earlymodern era and the atlantic world and a distinguished professor of history at the university of pittsburgh. Mar 23, 2020 zora neale hurstons searing book about the final survivor of the transatlantic slave trade, cudjo lewis, is being published nearly a century after it was written. She was universally respected by the ships company. In this unit, you will discover how historic preservation can impact a community as you decide what should become of these artifacts. Between the devil and the deep blue sea 1987, who built america. A human history, a meticulously researched work, marcus rediker, a maritime historian at the university of pittsburgh, has drawn the slave ship out of. The book shows how slaves children, and their childrens children, were human savings accounts that were the basis of. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Marcus rediker has written or cowritten five books. Much is known of the slave trade and the american plantation. Incredible book that shifts historical categories of slave, slave ship captain, slave ship crew, and so on into the real people they were. He claims im still in the intro that his research focuses on the actual deck of the slave ship. Such is my prejudice that i imagine telegraph readers coming to redikers work not to be educated about the shaping of race and class in the western hemisphere by the atlantic slave trade but to bask in reminiscences about the source of their wealth or.

Much is known of the slave trade and the american plantation complex, but little of the ships that made it all possible. A human history, a meticulously researched work, marcus rediker, a maritime historian at the university of pittsburgh, has drawn the slave ship out of the shadows, creating a. The 1805 event inspired herman melvilles benito cereno, and. Okay, i want to talk to you today about the slave ship. Zora neale hurstons searing book about the final survivor of the transatlantic slave trade, cudjo lewis, is being published nearly a century after it was written. This book traces the tale of the slave from capture, through a torturous journey across africa and the final chapter, transported across the atlantic ending in the beginning of hell to millions of black africans. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Marcus rediker, a preeminent historian the maritime atlantic, unravels its history with unmatched knowledge of the material changes and moral ruptures its created. For more than three centuries, slave ships carried millions of people from the coasts of africa to the new world. A northern family confronts its legacy as the largest slavetrading dynasty in u.

For more than three centuries slave ships carried millions of people from the coasts of africa across the atlantic to the new world. The slave ship audiobook by marcus rediker 9781400174799. Fredensborg, danish slave ship, sank in 1768 off tromoya in norway, after a journey in the triangular trade. Rediker approaches this book in a four prong approach. 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. In the slave ship, awardwinning historian marcus rediker draws on thirty years of research in maritime. Drawing on thirty years of research in maritime archives, court records, diaries, and firsthand accounts, the slave ship is. The slave ship by marcus rediker is a scholarly story of the middle passage. Over 150 years have passed since the last slave ship illegally crossed the atlantic. Dive deep into marcus redikers the slave ship with extended analysis, commentary, and discussion. The reasons they served on slave ship voyages were many and complicated. In the slave ship, awardwinning historian marcus rediker draws on 30 years of research in maritime archives to create an unprecedented history of these vessels and the human drama acted out on their rolling decks. Rediker plumbs, more thoroughly than anyone else to date, for his masterly new book, the slave ship. The epitome of british naval power and the creation.

Marcus rediker talked about his book the slave ship. A halfcentury after congress banned the slave trade, a converted racing yacht defied american law in 1858 and made the last documented voyage of an american slave ship. Draws on three decades of research to chart the history of slave ships, their crews, and their enslaved passengers, documenting such stories as. Reading it established a transformative and never to be severed bond with my african ancestors who were cargo in slave ships over a period of.

By 1807, more than ninemillion africans in shackles, manacles, neck. The slave ship, originally titled slavers throwing overboard the dead and dyingtyphoon coming on, is a painting by the british artist j. Redikers thesis spoke about the four dramas that were played out on the ships by the ship captain, the motley crew, the. A human history is a book written by american author, scholar, professor and historian marcus rediker. Nicko 442009 a terrorfilled floating hell on earth. Though every effort was taken to hide the evidence, remains of the wreckage have been discovered in mobile bay. 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 70 africans into commodities, condemning some to death and the rest to a life of bondage in north america. He reconstructs in chilling detail the lives, deaths, and terrors of captains, sailors, and the enslaved aboard a floating dungeon. In this widely praised history of an infamous institution, awardwinning scholar marcus rediker shines a light into the darkest corners of the british and american. Much is known of the slave trade and the american plantation complex, but little of the ships. In this eloquent and deeply provocative new book, marcus rediker synthesizes a vast body of recent scholarship as well as a broad range of testimonials, diaries, manifests, and other primary source material. The cover of my edition of marcus redikers the slave ship features a quote from the sunday telegraph describing it as a truly magnificent book.

This is truly a human history and will change the perception of people who read this remarkable narrative. Listen to the slave ship a human history by marcus rediker available from rakuten kobo. I was hardly prepared for the profound emotional impact of the slave ship. A human history, winner of the george washington book prize and the merle curti award, and the manyheaded hydra. Sailors, slaves, commoners, and the hidden history of the revolutionary atlantic. A human history is a historical study of the incredible human suffering and. David drummond charts the history of slave ships, their crews, and their enslaved passengers, documenting such stories as those of a young kidnapped african whose slavery is witnessed firsthand by a horrified. But the book keeps a sharp focus on the microcosm of the vast machine. Slaveship sailors like butterworth usually detested the captains favorites as they were required to be snitches.

This is a book that several of you have read, i think, subtitle a human history. In his book he documents the history of the american and british slave ships of the 18th century that. In the empire of necessity, historian greg grandin tells the story of a slave revolt at sea. The slave merchants, captains and tavern keepers would conspire to run sailors into debt, and they would either be thrown in jail or sold directly to the slave ship captain. On this spanish slave ship, nothing was as it seemed npr. In the slave ship, award winning historian marcus rediker draws on thirty years of research in maritime. The american slave coast audiobook by ned sublette. The manyheaded hydra 2000, villains of all nations 2004 and the slave ship.