The Human Tradition in the Atlantic World, 1500-1850

Book Overview

This collection of compact biographies puts a human face on the sweeping historical processes that shaped contemporary societies throughout the Atlantic world. Focusing on life stories that represented movement across or around the Atlantic Ocean from 1500 to 1850, The Human Tradition in the Atlantic World, 1500-1850 explores transatlantic connections by following individuals-be they slaves, traders, or adventurers-whose experience took them...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442206985
• ISBN13: 9781442206984
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 286 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 8.9"