Dhow Chasing in Zanzibar Waters and on the Eastern Coast of Africa - Narrative of Five Years Experiences in Suppression of Slave Trade

Klappentext A two-year struggle to suppress the slave trade and rescue prospective slaves on the African coast in 1849 1850. Zusammenfassung A chronicle of the difficulties of enforcing the abolition of slave trading on the East African coast. Cruising the Indian Ocean near Zanzibar in 1849–1850 and apprehending slave dhows; attempting to rescue their cargo of slaves, Sullivan shows the struggles of enforcing laws so far from government against severe opposition. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; The Cruise of the 'Castor': 1. The 'Castor leaves England; 2. Cruise of boats; 3. Method of conducting the slave-trade; 4. The 'Castor' at Zanzibar; The Cruise of the 'Pantaloon': 5. Passage to Aden; 6. Visit to the Sultan; The Cruise of the 'Daphne': 7. The 'Daphne' commissioned; 8. Slave dhows in Zanzibar harbour; 9. Negro tribes; 10. Number of captures in 1868; 11. Zanzibar; Portuguese Possessions: 12. Portuguese possessions, their claims; 13. Conditions of slaves in Portuguese territory; 14. Jumah's death; 15. Immense number of slaves released; 16. Aden; 17. A bulwark on the coast necessary; Appendix.

Product details

• Authors: George Lydiard Sullivan, Sullivan George Lydiard
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.01.2011
• EAN: 9781108027694
• ISBN: 978-1-108-02769-4
• No. of pages: 496
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Slavery and Abolition
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Slavery, HISTORY / Africa / East, East Africa, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, African History, Slavery & abolition of slavery, Slavery and abolition of slavery