PIRATES OF THE SLAVE TRADE: The Battle of Cape Lopez and the Birth of an American Institution
No one present at the Battle of Cape Lopez off the coast of West Africa in 1722 could have known that they were on the edge of history. A groundbreaking exploration of the figures and events surrounding this lesser-known naval battle, the outcome of which signaled a major turning point in the Atlantic slave trade. Illus.
						Format: Hardbound
						Pages: 274
						Publisher: Prometheus
						Publishing status: Current
												ISBN: 9781633888449
						Item #: 7926251