| Slave Wales: The Welsh and Atlantic Slavery, 1660-1850 Contributor(s): Evans, Chris (Author) |
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ISBN: 0708323030 ISBN-13: 9780708323038 Publisher: University of Wales Press OUR PRICE: $19.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | International - General - Social Science | Slavery - History | Americas (north Central South West Indies) |
| Dewey: 382.44 |
| Physical Information: 159 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Between the mid-fifteenth and the mid-nineteenth centuries, nearly twelve million Africans were enslaved and transported across the Atlantic to colonies in North and South America and the West Indies. With Slave Wales, Chris Evans traces the role that Wales and the Welsh played in this infamous trade. Evans reveals that many of these slaves were purchased with commodities like copper and brass that originated in Wales. He also shows that some of the wealth that slaves generated in the West Indies made its way back to Wales, often to fund the construction of furnaces and mills. With appearances by Henry Morgan, Thomas Williams, Anthony Bacon, and Thomas Picton, this penetrating investigation will be required reading for historians on both sides of the Atlantic. |
Contributor Bio(s): Evans, Chris: - Chris Evans teaches history at the University of Glamorgan. |