Bibliograph

The voyage of the slave ship Hare, a journey into captivity from Sierra Leone to South Carolina, Sean M. Kelley

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The voyage of the slave ship Hare, a journey into captivity from Sierra Leone to South Carolina, Sean M. Kelley

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.governmentPublication

government publication of a state province territory dependency etc

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The voyage of the slave ship Hare

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

922912887

Responsibility statement

Sean M. Kelley

Sub title

a journey into captivity from Sierra Leone to South Carolina

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."--Front flap of jacket

Table Of Contents

The port -- The crew -- Long knives -- Traders and captives -- Passages -- The sale -- Town and country -- Shipmates and countrymen -- Remittances -- Appendix 1. Ethnonyms, linguistic terms, and geographic place names -- Appendix 2. Reconstructing the route of the Hare -- Appendix 3. Tables

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