Slave Captain
The Career of James Irving in the Liverpool Slave Trade
Distributed for Liverpool University Press
256 pages
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6 x 9
One of the very few firsthand accounts written by a Liverpool slave ship captain to have survived, this unique and fascinating primary source navigates the reader through the remarkable story of James Irving, a Liverpool slave ship captain who was shipwrecked off the coast of Morocco and subsequently enslaved. Schwarz skillfully supplements Irving’s personal journal and letters with useful notes, making this an essential volume for anyone interested in the relationship between the slave trade and the British Empire. Slave Captain is a compelling narrative that will be welcomed by the general reader and scholars alike.
Contents
List of Illustrations, Maps and Tables Preface
The Documents and Editorial Conventions
List of Abbreviations
Acknowledgements
The Documents and Editorial Conventions
List of Abbreviations
Acknowledgements
Part One: James Irving’s Career
Introduction
I - Early Career in the Liverpool Slave Trade
II - Irving’s Voyages in the Transatlantic Slave Trade
III - Shipwreck and Enslavement
IV- Freedom and Return to England
IV- Freedom and Return to England
Conclusion
Part Two: James Irving’s Correspondence, 1786-1791.
Part Three: Journal of James Irving’s Shipwreck and Enslavement, May 1789-September 1790.
Part Three: Journal of James Irving’s Shipwreck and Enslavement, May 1789-September 1790.
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