The Prince of Slavers: Humphry Morice and the Transformation of Britain's Transatlantic Slave Trade, 1698-1732

by Matthew David Mitchell

Demonstrates why the vast majority of the early independent British slave traders lacked the capital, both financial and informational, to succeed in the slave trade
Analyzes Morice's voluminous surviving papers and offers intriguing insights into his strategy
Connects Morice's business practices with the "commodification" of enslaved human beings on the Middle Passage

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 303033841X
• ISBN13: 9783030338411
• Release Date: February 2021
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 317 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.3"