{"product_id":"black-cargoes-daniel-p-mannix-9798337200910","title":"Black Cargoes: A History of the Atlantic Slave Trade 1518-1865","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A carefully understated but chilling account of the whole 3 1\/2 centuries during which 15 million Africans were snatched from their homes and delivered into slavery in the New World.\" --\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 1518, the Atlantic slave trade began with the landing in the West Indies of the first enslaved people directly from Africa. These were the victims of a forced migration that was more callous and immensely larger, in the end, than any other such movement of modern or ancient times. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Written in 1962, \u003ci\u003eBlack Cargoes\u003c\/i\u003e attempts to tell where these exploited people came from, how they were enslaved in Africa, how they were purchased by sea captains, how they were packed into the hold like merchandise (although with greater losses in transit), and how the survivors were sold in West Indian and American markets. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Author Daniel P. Mannix brings the horrifying spectacle to life, devoting attention to the engrossing and often fatal adventures of sea captains, smugglers, African agents, and sailors. But he never wavers from delivering \"a clear and frightening record of man's ability to allow the lust for money to deaden his sensibilities\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Journal of African American History\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Both fascinating and horrifying. . . . It embodies the most careful research, and it also possesses literary charm.\" --Allan Nevins, Pulitzer Prize-winning author \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A sound book on a rich subject . . . it is the long-needed single volume covering all the salient angles of the evil, old trade.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"It translates the slave trade from statistics and conclusions into the sum total of individual human experiences.\" --\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniel P. Mannix\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798337200910\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Road Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/19\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Daniel P. Mannix","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46962357043455,"sku":"9798337200910","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fbe5bb0b-5cba-42fd-be34-36134f0ad9e7.jpg?v=1750650113","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/black-cargoes-daniel-p-mannix-9798337200910","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}