Kenneth Morgan (Brunel University of London)

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Produktbeschreibung

This book provides a comprehensive and multi-layered account of the abolition of the slave trade to the United States. It is intended for students and scholars interested in slavery and abolition in the Atlantic world.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. September 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 452g
• ISBN-13: 9781009597920
• ISBN-10: 1009597922
• Artikelnr.: 73742655

Autorenporträt

Kenneth Morgan grew up in Wilmington, Massachusetts and attended Northern Essex Community College, where he wrote as a sports writer. Kenneth then covered sports for The Daily Times Chronicle in Reading, Massachusetts. Currently, Kenneth lives in Hudson, New Hampshire with his wife Nikki. He always wanted to write a book. Motivation came from a pond behind his house, watching wildlife. In addition to reading and writing, Kenneth enjoys nature, boating, fishing, hiking, watching hockey and movies. Kenneth's granddaughter, Evelyn, is the inspiration for the main character.

Inhaltsangabe

List of tables
List of abbreviations
Preface
Introduction: 1. Colonial restrictions on the slave trade, 1700-1774
2. The slave trade and revolutionary North America, 1774-1787
3. The US constitution, the debates over ratification, and the slave trade, 1787-1788
4. Opposition to the slave trade in the early national period, 1789-1802
5. Final controversies over the US slave trade, 1803-1807
Epilogue
Bibliography.