Reproduction of the original: Captain Canot by Brantz Mayer, Theodore Canot
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.
Captain Canot is a classic slave trade biographyby Theodore Canot and Brantz Mayer.While inscribing this work with your name, as a testimonial of our long, unbroken friendship, you will let me say, I am sure, not only how, but why I have ...
"[...]words out of my mouth when his lordship leaped from the bed, and in the scantiest drapery imaginable, seized me by the collar, inflicting such a shaking as I would willingly have exchanged for a tertian ague from the Pontine marshes.
Captain Canot
Published in 1854, a first-hand account of the life of a slaver, giving an intimate insight into the slave trade.
Being an account of his career and adventures on the coast, in the interior, on shipboard, and in the west indies. Written out and edited from the Captain's journals, memoranda and conversations.
Whilst Bonaparte was busy conquering Italy, my excellent father, Louis Canot, a captain and paymaster in the French army, thought fit to pursue his fortunes among the gentler sex of that fascinating country, and luckily won the heart and ...
Book Excerpt: omen separated--Attention to health, cleanliness, ventilation--Singing and amusements--Daily purification of the vessel--Night, order and silence preserved by negro constables--Use and disuse of handcuffs--Brazilian slavers- ...
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 ...
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
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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 ...
Reproduction of the original: Captain Canot by Brantz Mayer, Theodore Canot
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.