Africa Squadron: the U.S. Navy and the slave trade, 1842-1861

Presents the history of the US Navy's Africa Squadron. Established in 1842 to enforce the ban on importing slaves to the United States, in twenty years' time the squadron proved ineffective. This book investigates how this unit earned a poor reputation and whether it is deserved, and traces the Navy's role in interdicting the slave trade....
By Donald Canney
Hardcover: 293 pages
Publisher: Potomac Books; 1st Edition edition (November 7, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1574886061
ISBN-13: 978-1574886061
Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 1 x 9.2 inches
Format: PDF ePub djvu ebook
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Although the United States Constitution outlawed the slave trade (while avoiding a discussion of slavery itself) the steps taken to eliminate this trade are rarely discussed in general works. This book addresses the Africa Squadron, a U.S. Navy unit organized to eliminate the slave trade (but primar...
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