Africa Squadron: the U.S. Navy and the slave trade, 1842-1861
By (author): "Donald Canney"
Publish Date:
November 7th 2006
ISBN1574886061
ISBN139781574886061
AsinAfrica Squadron: the U.S. Navy and the slave trade, 1842-1861
Original titleAfrica Squadron: The U.S. Navy and the Slave Trade, 1842-1861
Presents 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.