The Queen's Slave Trader Jack Hawkyns, Elizabeth I, and the Trafficking in Human Souls

Nick Hazlewood

ISBN 10: 0066210895 / ISBN 13: 9780066210896

Published by William Morrow, 2004

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Used; Very Good. 22-C-12 William Morrow 2004 Hardcover. Text is clean and unmarked. Jacket has light wear. Book Condition: Very Good Jacket Condition; Very Good . 2004. HARDCOVER.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Queen's Slave Trader Jack Hawkyns, Elizabeth I, and the Trafficking in Human Souls
• Publisher: William Morrow
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0066210895
• ISBN 13: 9780066210896
• Binding: HARDCOVER
• Condition: Used; Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
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Synopsis

Documents the slave trade in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century England, exploring the life of Elizabeth I's personal slave trader to chronicle his controversial career, the political and religious factors that influenced the period, and his confrontations with the Spanish. 40,000 first printing.

Review

“Hazlewood’s book is a tour de force.” (Publishers Weekly (starred review))

“A gripping tale and a sterling analysis of England’s first foray into the nastiest of human enterprises.” (Kirkus Reviews)

“[An] engrossing, well-researched account.” (Booklist)

“Hazlewood writes with precision, passion and the ease born of familiarity with his subject.” (Cleveland Plain Dealer)