The Pirate Slaver A Story Of The West African Coast - Collingwood, Harry
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The Pirate Slaver: A Story of the West African Coast by Harry Collingwood is a gripping novel set in the late 19th century, focusing on the perilous operations against the Portuguese slave trade along the West African coast. The story follows Henry Dugdale, a young midshipman aboard the British warship Barracouta, tasked with patrolling the Congo River region to intercept and destroy slave ships. As the narrative unfolds, Dugdale is captured by slavers, leading to a tense and complex relationship with the captain's son, which forms the heart of the story. The novel explores the dark…mehr

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The Pirate Slaver: A Story of the West African Coast by Harry Collingwood is a gripping novel set in the late 19th century, focusing on the perilous operations against the Portuguese slave trade along the West African coast. The story follows Henry Dugdale, a young midshipman aboard the British warship Barracouta, tasked with patrolling the Congo River region to intercept and destroy slave ships. As the narrative unfolds, Dugdale is captured by slavers, leading to a tense and complex relationship with the captain's son, which forms the heart of the story. The novel explores the dark undercurrents of maritime history, highlighting the brutal realities of the slave trade while also depicting the personal struggles and moral dilemmas faced by the crew. As Dugdale embarks on his first naval conflict, the plot weaves through intense naval engagements, including the capture of a slave-laden brig. Through the eyes of Dugdale and his fellow crew members, Collingwood brings to light the harshness of the era, along with the themes of camaraderie, duty, and the difficult choices in the fight against the injustice of slavery.
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Harry Collingwood was the pseudonym of William Joseph Cosens Lancaster (23 May 1843 - 10 June 1922), a British civil engineer and novelist who wrote over 40 boys' adventure tales, the majority of which were set on the sea. Collingwood was the eldest son of master mariner Captain William Lancaster (1813 - (1861 - 1871)) and Anne, née Cosens. According to his birth certificate, he was born on May 23, 1843 at 9:30 a.m. at Concord Place in Weymouth, Dorset. Collingwood was the first of the couple's three children. He was eight years old when his sister Ada Louise was born, and twelve when his sister Sarah Anne (1 June 1853 - 27 December 1941) was born. Both ladies were listed as draper helpers on the 1871 census. Collingwood's father had died by that time, and his mother lived with her daughters until her death. Ada never married and lived with her sister after leaving her family home. Sarah Anne married Mathew Smellie in St Michaels, Toxteth, Liverpool, Lancashire, on June 30, 1880. Harold Ernest Smellie, born on April 11, 1881, died on April 30, 1961. Harold, Collingwood's nephew, registered his death in 1922.