Africa and the Americas is a collection of recent scholarly work addressing pertinent themes and using innovative approaches and methodologies to advance research on the "Atlantic World" by demonstrating how the slave trade facilitated the creation of one world where before there had been many. The volume includes severeal leading scholars from Brazil; North America and Africa. Because of its trans-Atlantic; comparative and inter-disciplinary perspective; it will appeal to scholars and students alike.
#1302490 in Books 2015-10-15 2015-10-15Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 11.40 x 1.30 x 9.10l; 2.59 #File Name: 1591146291352 pages
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful. Finally a guide to the French Navy in the Age of Sail!!!By Billy HarrisFrench Warships in the Age of Sail 1786-1862 is the latest in a series of books on the major navies of the Age of Sail and like the other books is crammed full of information. This book contains an over view of the French Navy during this period and the battles fought; as well as the bases used by the navy. The heart of the book is the ship information; every French warship from this period is here with class info; armaments; and career information. The illustrations are sparse and limited to ship plans; base maps and b/w paintings and drawings of the ships as well as some b/w photos of some of the later ships; if you are expecting lots of color paintings of ships and the models of ships this is not that kind of book. I own all of the books in this series and love all of them for the huge amount of data that they contain. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in the French Navy during this period; there is no other book like this one.6 of 8 people found the following review helpful. I was disappointed in the bookBy Robert L. HendricksI was disappointed in the book. Although a large format book with a beautiful jacket; that promise did not pan out for me. The cover said "Design; Construction". Actually the book is an extensive inventory of French naval ships by type and how they were acquired. I was interested in finding out how French ship design and construction differed from the British or Dutch. If the French were noted for innovation; how so? How can one distinguish a French ship for that of another country? These questions were not answered for me.9 of 15 people found the following review helpful. Not my cup of tea.By Ulises VictoriaPlease note that this review is only based on my personal opinion about this book. Other's may vary.It may be that I am spoiled by the other many (and I mean MANY) books on sailing ships I own; full of color photographs of ship models or color plates and other graphic displays. This book has not a single color photo or plate or drawing. It is full of data about dates; measurements; careers; officers; builders; etc. See photo. The whole book is very similar to this.Some may find this load of information useful. I like to read information; but I also like eye candy. Sorry.
