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224 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780819568762
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
Publication date: 01 March 2008
Description
In November, 1781, the captain of the slave ship Zong ordered that some 150 Africans be murdered by drowning so that the ship's owners could collect insurance monies. Relying entirely on the words of the legal decision Gregson v. Gilbert—the only ...
Community Reviews Summary of 306 reviews
Moods
dark 75%
emotional 57%
reflective 53%
sad 53%
informative 39%
tense 28%
mysterious 10%
inspiring 7%
adventurous 3%
Pace
medium 24%
fast 20%
Average rating
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Graphic
Violence, SlaveryMinor
Racism, Sexual violence, Murder
224 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780819568762
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
Publication date: 01 March 2008
Description
In November, 1781, the captain of the slave ship Zong ordered that some 150 Africans be murdered by drowning so that the ship's owners could collect insurance monies. Relying entirely on the words of the legal decision Gregson v. Gilbert—the only ...
Community Reviews Summary of 306 reviews
Moods
dark 75%
emotional 57%
reflective 53%
sad 53%
informative 39%
tense 28%
mysterious 10%
inspiring 7%
adventurous 3%
Pace
medium 24%
fast 20%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, SlaveryMinor
Racism, Sexual violence, Murder