Reproduction of the original: Captain Canot by Brantz Mayer, Theodore Canot
Captain Canot
"Captain Canot, or Twenty Years of an African Slaver" is a biography of Captain Theodore Canot written and edited from his journals, memoranda and conversations by Brantz Mayer.
Published in 1854, a first-hand account of the life of a slaver, giving an intimate insight into the slave trade.
This book has immense value not only for its vivid descriptions of the inhumanity of the slave trade, but also for its detailed explanations of how the African slave trade worked in Africa.
Dealing forthrightly with all aspects of this trade in humans, the book starts with a small biographical background before moving in to the core of his story, which can be divided into five major sections: how Africans were captured, how ...
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Written Out And Edited From The Captain's Journals, Memoranda And Conversations, By Brantz Mayer. This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there...
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