The Logbooks Connecticut's Slave Ships and Human Memory |
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| Author:
| Farrow, Anne |
| Series title: | The Driftless Connecticut Series and Garnet Bks. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8195-7644-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2016 |
| Publisher: | Wesleyan University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $19.95 |
Book Description:
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When writer Anne Farrow discovered the logbooks of the eighteenth-century slaving ships, her mother had been recently diagnosed with dementia. As she witnessed the impact of memory loss, she also began a journey into the world of the Atlantic slave trade. This book is a powerful meditation on how slavery still affects us.
When writer Anne Farrow discovered the logbooks of the eighteenth-century slaving ships, her mother had been recently diagnosed with dementia. As she witnessed the impact of memory loss, she also began a journey into the world of the Atlantic slave trade. This book is a powerful meditation on how slavery still affects us.