Africa Squadron: The U.S. Navy and the Slave Trade, 1842-1861Presents the history of the US Navy's Africa Squadron. Established in 1842 to enforce the ban on importing slaves to the United States, in twenty years' time the squadron proved ineffective. This book investigates how this unit earned a poor reputation and whether it is deserved, and traces the Navy's role in interdicting the slave trade. |
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Contents
| 1 | |
| 15 | |
WebsterAshburton and the US Navy 18401842 | 29 |
4 Capt Matthew C Perry and the First Africa Squadron 18431845 | 45 |
5 Commodore Skinner the Fever and the Notorious Pons 18451846 | 71 |
The Federal Courts Take a Hand 18461847 | 85 |
7 Bolton and Cooper and the Nadir of the Squadron 18471849 | 97 |
8 The Brazil Squadron and the Slave Trade 18451849 | 111 |
13 Commodore Conover and Commander McBlair 18571859 | 181 |
14 Flag Officer Inman and the Great Sea Change 18591861 | 201 |
US Naval Vessels 1842 | 229 |
Vessels Seized | 233 |
Medium and Small Steam Vessels Available for Service 18431858 | 235 |
Secretaries of the Navy 18421861 | 237 |
Notes | 239 |
Bibliography | 263 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Africa Squadron: The U.S. Navy and the Slave Trade, 1842-1861 |
| Author | Donald L. Canney |
| Edition | illustrated, annotated |
| Publisher | Potomac Books, Inc., 2006 |
| ISBN | 1574886061, 9781574886061 |
| Length | 277 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / Military / General History / Military / Naval |
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