{"product_id":"redemption-of-a-slave-ship","title":"Redemption of A Slave Ship","description":"\u003ch6\u003eRedemption of A Slave Ship: The James Matthews\u003c\/h6\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1807 the Atlantic slave trade was made illegal. However, over the next fifty years, millions of kidnapped Africans continued to be transported unwillingly to the sugar plantations of the New World.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe James Matthews, a wreck discovered off Fremantle, had sailed under the name of Don Francisco during those dark years of the illegal slave trade, and the wreck is the best-known example of a slave ship from that time. Through meticulous research in Africa and the Americas, in London and Australia, the author tells not only the story of the ship, but those of its passengers, slaves, slave traders, immigrants and ships crew.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRedemption of a Slave Ship\u003c\/i\u003e is a tragic account of the people who lived and died on the vessel, and the story of one of Australia’s most significant shipwrecks.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthor : Graeme Henderson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback : 383 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSKU: P69117","brand":"Boat books Australia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52956229435756,"sku":"P69117","price":45.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0946\/1920\/5996\/files\/redemption-of-a-slave-ship.jpg?v=1764762090","url":"https:\/\/www.boatbooks-aust.com.au\/products\/redemption-of-a-slave-ship","provider":"Boat books Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}