Slave Ship Fredensborg Book

"Svalesen has turned up quite an amazing depth of sources on this ship! They allow him to reconstruct the tenor of the voyage in engaging, vivid detail, even to develop aspects of some of the personalities on board. . . . a dramatic narrative of the sea." --Joseph C. Miller, University of Virginia This richly illustrated story of a typical slave ship and its last voyage from Denmark-Norway to Africa's Gold Coast to the Caribbean recreates, day-by-day, what life was like for captain, crew, and the newly enslaved. The sad and horrific triangular trade in human lives is made specific and personal through records and artifacts salvaged from the Fredensborg, the most meticulously documented slave vessel yet discovered. Leif Svalesen, diver and author, discovered the wreck of the Fredensborg off the coast of Norway in 1974, more than 200 years after it sank. This find led Svalesen on a search for the full story of the ship and its final voyage. The Slave Ship Fredensborg is a marvelous account of history and discovery for scholars and general readers alike.Read More