Distant freedom: "St Helena and the abolition of the slave trade, 1840-1872"
- ISBN-10
- 1781383855
- ISBN-13
- 9781781383858
- Category
- History
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016-05-01
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Author
- Andrew Pearson
Description
This book is a study of the remote South Atlantic island of St Helena and its role in the abolition of the slave trade.
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- 2016
- 314 pages
- Paperback
- Oxford University Press
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