Title Envoys of abolition : British naval officers and the campaign against the slave trade in West Africa.

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Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 2019.

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Description	1 online resource (xiii, 241 pages) : illustrations.
	text file
Series	Liverpool studies in international slavery ; 15
	Liverpool studies in international slavery ; 15.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-228) and index.
Summary	Drawing on substantial collections of previously unpublished papers, this book examines personal experiences of British naval officers employed in suppressing the transatlantic slave trade from West Africa in the nineteenth century. It illuminates cultural encounters, the complexities of British abolitionism, and extraordinary military service at sea and in African territories.
Contents	Introduction -- 1. Abolition at sea -- 2. Abolition on shore -- 3. Officers' commitment to the anti-slavery cause -- 4. Prize voyages and ideas of freedom -- 5. Encounters with Africa -- 6. Officers' contributions to Britain's anti-slavery culture -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.
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Subject	Great Britain. Royal Navy -- History -- 19th century.
	Great Britain. Royal Navy.
	History.
Chronological Term	19th century
Subject	Slave trade -- Africa -- History -- 19th century.
	Slave trade.
	Africa.
	Slavery -- Africa -- History -- 19th century.
	Slavery.
	Great Britain -- History, Naval -- 19th century.
	Great Britain.
	Naval history.
Chronological Term	1800-1899
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
	Electronic books.
	History.
	Naval history.
Other Form:	Print version: 1789620783 9781789620788 (OCoLC)1089416151
ISBN	9781789624908 (electronic book)
	1789624908 (electronic book)
	1789620783
	9781789620788

Title Envoys of abolition : British naval officers and the campaign against the slave trade in West Africa.

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