{"product_id":"the-slave-ship-a-human-history-paperback","title":"The Slave Ship: A Human History - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarcus Rediker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Masterly.\"--Adam Hochschild, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this widely praised history of an infamous institution, award-winning scholar Marcus Rediker shines a light into the darkest corners of the British and American slave ships of the 18th century. Drawing on thirty years of research in maritime archives, court records, diaries, and firsthand accounts, \u003ci\u003eThe Slave Ship\u003c\/i\u003e is riveting and sobering in its revelations, reconstructing in chilling detail a world nearly lost to history: the \"floating dungeons\" at the forefront of the birth of African American culture.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarcus Rediker \u003c\/b\u003eis the Distinguished Professor of Atlantic History at the University of Pittsburgh and the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Slave Ship\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Pittsburgh.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.02 x 8.34 x 5.48 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753870524704,"sku":"9780143114253","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/efe2a45bdce4165fe522657fb7b65914.webp?v=1780028637","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-slave-ship-a-human-history-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}