Ship of death : a voyage that changed the Atlantic world
Smith, Billy G. (Billy Gordon)2014
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Place reservation for Ship of death : a voyage that changed the Atlantic worldIt is no exaggeration to say that the Hankey, one small British ship that circled the Atlantic Ocean in 1792 and 1793, transformed Atlantic world history. This book tells the just-uncovered story of the Hankey, from its altruistic beginnings to its disastrous end, and describes the ship's fateful impact upon people from West Africa to Philadelphia, Haiti to London.
Main title:
Ship of death : a voyage that changed the Atlantic world / Billy G. Smith.
Author:
Smith, Billy G. (Billy Gordon), author
Imprint:
New Haven : Yale University Press, 2014.New Haven : Yale University Press, 2014.
Collation:
320 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780300194524 (hbk)0300194528
Dewey class:
614.5'41'096657387.2
Local class:
941.541
Language:
English
Subject:
Bolama AssociationHankey (Ship : 1784)Yellow fever -- Guinea-Bissau -- Bolama Island -- History -- 18th centuryEpidemics -- History -- 18th centuryYellow fever -- Caribbean Area -- History -- 18th centuryYellow fever -- United States -- History -- 18th centuryAntislavery movements -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th centuryAbolitionists -- Great BritainHealth and FitnessHealth and WellbeingBolama Island (Guinea-Bissau) -- ColonizationBolama Island (Guinea-Bissau) -- History -- 18th centurySailing ships -- History -- Yellow fever
BRN:
895546
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