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Went to the devil : a Yankee whaler in the slave trade /

Edward Davoll was a respected New Bedford whaling captain in an industry at its peak in the 1850s. But mid-career, disillusioned with whaling, desperately lonely at sea and experiencing financial problems, he turned to the slave trade, with disastrous results. Why would a man of good reputation, in...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Connors, Anthony J. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Amherst : Bright Leaf, an imprint of University of Massachusetts Press, [2019]
Subjects:
Davoll, Edward S.
Davoll, Edward S. > Ethics.
Slave traders > Massachusetts > New Bedford > Biography.
Whaling masters > Massachusetts > New Bedford > Biography.
Slave trade > Moral and ethical aspects > History > 19th century.
Slave trade > Cuba > History > 19th century.
Slave trade > Africa > History > 19th century.
Whaling > Massachusetts > New Bedford > History > 19th century.
Seafaring life > History > 19th century.
New Bedford (Mass.) > Biography.

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