Thoughts upon the African slave trade John Newton Cornell University Library, 1788 This volume is produced from digital images from the Cornell University Library Samuel J. May Anti-Slavery Collection             The Life & Spirituality of John Newton: An Authentic Narrative (Sources of Evangelical Spirituality) John Newton Regent College Publishing, 1998 Probably best known as the author of the hymn "Amazing Grace," John Newton (1725-1807) is now largely forgotten among evangelical Christians. But it is worth recalling something of Newton's remarkable story. His parish ministry, practice of spiritual direction, and the integrity of his personal relationships make him a trustworthy guide for Christians today.             The British Slave Trade: Abolition, Parliament and People Unwin Farrell, James Walvin Edinburgh University Press, 2008 This illustrated volume combines a selection of essays and an exhibition catalogue marking the bicentenary of British Parliamentary abolition of the slave trade. The essays are from an international selection of leading researchers in the field, and supplement an exhibition that tells of the pressures and influences both in the United Kingdom and abroad which influenced Parliament and led to the ...             Amistad144 reviews Djimon Hounsou, Matthew McConaughey Dreamworks Video, 1999 Educational and Entertaining! + More of a personal experience, than a review + amistad The film brings to the screen the 1839 Amistad incident when a slave ship experiencing a rebellion was seized by the U.S. Navy and towed into an American port. Subsequently, a trial will commence with the Cuban slavers, the Spanish government, and U.S. naval officers all vying for custody of the ...             The Wanderer: The Last American Slave Ship and the Conspiracy That Set Its Sails12 reviews Erik Calonius St. Martin's Griffin, 2008 Excellent insight into the causes of the Civil War + The Wanderer Hits Home + Thw Waderer's Magic + Very interesting tale--but not the last American slave ship + Why Have I Never Heard This Before?             African Slavery in Latin America and the Caribbean Herbert S. Klein, Ben Vinson Oxford University Press, USA, 2007 This is an original survey of the economic and social history of slavery of the Afro-American experience in Latin America and the Caribbean. The focus of the book is on the Portuguese, Spanish, and French-speaking regions of continental America and the Caribbean. It analyzes the latest research on urban and rural slavery and on the African and Afro-American experience under these regimes. It ...             Red Rubber: The Story of the Rubber Slave Trade Flourishing on the Congo on the Year of Grace 19061 review E., D. Morel University Press of the Pacific, 2005 Must Read This book exposes the colonial injustice that took place in the Congo Free State (currently called the Democratic Republic of Congo) under the leadership of the Belgian King, King Leopold II. I strongly recommend this book to anybody interested in the history of Africa.             Slavery and the Making of America6 reviews James Oliver Horton, Lois E. Horton Oxford University Press, USA, 2006 Complete History of America's Peculiar Institution + Companion to a television documentary on PBS + An invaluable study of inclusion and influence of the African culture arising from conditions of slavery in the American south + The USA Did Not Exist Until 1776 Blues + Greed and the making of America             William Wilberforce: A Biography2 reviews Stephen Tomkins Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2007 Insightful + Hull's Greatest Son A thorough, inspiring, and insightful biography, although the author at times displays a mean-spirited judgmental streak.             SINS OF THE FATHERS: The Atlantic Slave Trade 1441-1807 James Pope-Hennessy Castle Books, 2004 Based on journals and letters of slave traders, merchant seamen, and slaves, themselves, this is a passionate account of the Atlantic slave trade, from its origins in the fifteenth century to it's gradual dissolution in the early 1800s.             Mutiny on the Amistad: The Saga of a Slave Revolt and Its Impact on American Abolition, Law, and Diplomacy11 reviews Howard Jones Oxford University Press, USA, 1997 Exceptional historical account of the Amistad. Mutiny on the Amistad by Dr. Howard Jones is an exceptional piece of historical research. For the reader who wishes to read an exceptional historical treatise buy the book. One fully comprehends the the roles of Spain, England, the United States and the cruelty of the slave trade. After reading ...             Amazing Grace: William Wilberforce and the Heroic Campaign to End Slavery69 reviews Eric Metaxas HarperOne, 2007 Brilliant Brief Bio of Wilberforce + An Unhidden Jewel + William Wilberforce: The world's first moral and Justice Crusader + Good read, but...             Slave Ship: The Story of the Henrietta Marie George Sullivan Dutton Juvenile, 1994 Black-and-white photographs capture some of the many artifacts recovered from an underwater archaeological excavation of the wreck of the Henrietta Marie, a slave ship that had sunk in a storm after dropping off its human cargo in Jamaica.             Bury the Chains: Prophets and Rebels in the Fight to Free an Empire's Slaves34 reviews Adam Hochschild Mariner Books, 2006 change is possible + Very engaging history about the abolition of the slave trade + Fabulous Book about the First Activists + the history not taught in British schools + "That lump of deformity, the Slave Trade"             The Slave Ship: A Human History14 reviews Marcus Rediker Viking Adult, 2007 Moving account of a vile trade + An expose of the first water + Slave ship + Title should read: "The Slave Ship - An Inhumane History" + Must read             The SLAVE TRADE: THE STORY OF THE ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE: 1440 - 187022 reviews Hugh Thomas Simon & Schuster, 1999 A MUST READ! + Straight shooter THE SLAVE TRADE: The Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade: 1440-1870 is, perhaps, the single most-important work dealing with the slave trade. This masterful work builds on and partially overlaps John Thornton's AFRICA AND AFRICANS IN THE MAKING OF THE ATLANTIC WORLD, 1400-1800 and Edward William ...             American Slavery, American Freedom10 reviews Edmund S. Morgan W. W. Norton & Company, 2003 Excellent + Very Good, but with Some Curious Touches + Great book + Important contribution to the scholarship on slavery in colonial America             King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa188 reviews Adam Hochschild Mariner Books, 1999 The facts of Western Civilization + The Friendly Belgians + Be careful who you sit down to tea with + Leopold: Evil Genius + Amazingly eyeopening             What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848 (Oxford History of the United States)27 reviews Daniel Walker Howe Oxford University Press, USA, 2007 Well-deserved praise + preview, but amazing experience + Excellent entry in the Oxford series + What Hath God Wrought + Essential American History             Slave Ships and Slaving George Francis Dow Dover Publications, 2002 Extraordinary collection of commentaries by ships' doctors and captains, as well as written testimonies for a parliamentary committee investigating the slave trade. Accounts relate horrifying events and conditions: the holding pens or "factories," living conditions aboard ships, mutinies and their suppression, and more. 54 period engravings and other illustrations accompany the grim record.