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Henry Smeathman, the Flycatcher

- Natural History, Slavery, and Empire in the Late Eighteenth Century

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This book enriches our understanding of Romanticism and colonialism by telling the story of Henry Smeathman (1742-86), natural historian and sentimental traveller whose extraordinary life in West Africa and the West Indies provides us with vivid, eye-witness accounts of Atlantic slavery, the Middle Passage, and the difficulties of collecting in the tropics.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9781786940537
  • Indbinding:
  • Hardback
  • Sideantal:
  • 336
  • Udgivet:
  • 11. juni 2018
  • Størrelse:
  • 241x175x27 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 840 g.
  • 8-11 hverdage.
  • 5. december 2024
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This book enriches our understanding of Romanticism and colonialism by telling the story of Henry Smeathman (1742-86), natural historian and sentimental traveller whose extraordinary life in West Africa and the West Indies provides us with vivid, eye-witness accounts of Atlantic slavery, the Middle Passage, and the difficulties of collecting in the tropics.

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