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The two princes of Calabar : an eighteenth-century Atlantic odyssey / Randy J. Sparks.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sparks, Randy J.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Robin John, Little Ephraim, active 1767.
- Robin John, Little Ephraim.
- Robin John, Ancona Robin, active 1767.
- Robin John, Ancona Robin.
- Black people--England--History--18th century.
- Black people.
- Antislavery movements--Great Britain--History--18th century.
- Antislavery movements.
- Slave trade--Great Britain--History--18th century.
- Slave trade.
- Slavery--Great Britain--History--18th century.
- Slavery.
- Slave trade--Nigeria--History--18th century.
- Nigerians--England--History--18th century.
- Nigerians.
- Slavery--Nigeria--History--18th century.
- Freed persons.
- History.
- Calabar (Nigeria)--Biography.
- Calabar (Nigeria).
- Nigeria--History--To 1851.
- Nigeria.
- Calabar (Nigeria)--History.
- Freed persons--Biography.
- England.
- Great Britain.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (189 pages) : maps
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2004.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Offering a rare glimpse into the 18th century Atlantic World and slave trade from an African perspective, this is the story of two princes, slave traders themselves, who were betrayed into slavery by African competitors. 2 maps.
- Contents:
- 1. "A very bloody transaction"; Old Calabar and the massacre of 1767
- 2. "Nothing but sivellety and fare trade"; Old Calabar and the impact of the slave trade on an African society
- 3. "This deplorable condition"; The Robin Johns' enslavement in British America
- 4. "We were free people"; Bristol, the English courts, and the question of slavery
- 5. "A very blessed time"; The Robin Johns and English methodism
- 6. "We go home to Old Calabar"; The Robin Johns' legacy in Old Calabar and England.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-180) and index.
- Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Hiram G. Haney Fund.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Sparks, Randy J. Two princes of Calabar.
- ISBN:
- 9780674043893
- 0674043898
- Publisher Number:
- 99989743754
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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