Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Jane Aptekar Reeve.
Copyright Status:
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Classification:
Books
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 615-645) and index.
Contents:
Part 1: Introducing James Bruce -- A brief biography of Bruce: including an account of his arrival in Ethiopia through the Red Sea Port of Massawa and of his departure through Hor-Cacamoot -- An annotated gallery of portraits, field sketches, and book illustrations -- The Bruce discoveries -- Part 2: Gensis of the Bruce Project -- Values, faiths, and commitments: how Bruce found his calling -- the Bruce-Balugani partnership -- Part 3: Consul Bruce and the experiment at Algiers -- Routes to reciprocation by treaty -- the Meditteranean cradle of slaving -- British passports, rotting cargos -- Part 4: Coming home -- The bread of paradise: injera with worms -- Lies and facts, friendes and allies -- Part 5: Spreading out -- Meeting John Antes at Cairo and Olaudah Equiano at Fetter Lane -- Bruce's big bully role in Britain; and how Latrobe watched Sophie's owner whip her at New Orleans -- How home's Douglas at Edinburgh and London let to Fennell's production at Philadelphia of Mrs. Rawson's slaves in Algiers -- Part 6: Bruce's Book -- Appetizers from Bruce's Travels.
Subject Terms:
Bruce, James, 1763-1837. | Slave trade -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century. | Slave trade -- Africa -- History -- 18th century. | Slavery -- Great Britain. | Antislavery movements -- Great Britain. | Social movements -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century. | Slavery -- Economic aspects -- Great Britain -- History.