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

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

Author: Matthew David Mitchell
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 02/05/2021
Pages: 317
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9783030338411
ISBN10: 303033841X
BISAC Categories:
- Business & Economics | Economic History
- Business & Economics | Finance | General
- History | Europe | Great Britain | General

About the Author

Matthew David Mitchell is Assistant Professor of British History at Sewanee: The University of the South, USA.