Hugh Thomas is the author of The Spanish Civil War, Conquest, and many other books. A former Chairman of the Centre for Policy Studies (U.K.), he was made Lord Thomas of Swinnerton in 1981. He is currently a University Professor at Boston University. He lives in London
Barbara Stanton Detroit Free Press Thomas has taken a sprawling
subject and turned it into a disciplined, compelling narrative.
Gregory Kane Baltimore Sun The Slave Trade is more than just a
history of the transatlantic peddling of human flesh. It is the
story, in microcosm, of four continents: Europe, Africa, North
America, and South America. Thomas weaves a tale of merchants and
slaves; of diplomats and clergymen; of philosophers, statesmen,
abolitionists, and rulers that readers will find surprisingly
engaging.
Hardy Green Business Week Masterly....With its uncompromising show
of erudition drawn from a wealth of original and secondary sources,
The Slave Trade is an indispensable account of a repugnant
institution.
John Thornton The New York Times Book Review Well
researched...engaging...a fine narrative history.
Robert B. Edgerton National Review Hugh Thomas has given us the
most comprehensive account of the Atlantic Slave Trade ever
written.
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