The Transatlantic Slave Trade: A Captivating Guide to the Atlantic Slave Trade and Stories of the Slaves That Were Brought to the Americas

by Captivating History

If you want to discover the captivating and cruel history of the Transatlantic Slave Trade, then keep reading... Did you know that during the 18th century on certain Caribbean islands, such as Jamaica and Antigua, roughly 90 percent of the population were enslaved? If you want to learn what led to this shocking turn of events, then you're in the right place. This guide will take you on a journey across time, from the late 1400s to the very end of the 19th century, as well as across the globe, from Europe, across Africa, to the American continents. It will tell you the story of human greed and heartlessness toward fellow human beings, and it will lead you through the painful and often macabre voyage of the transatlantic slave trade. You’ll learn how this deplorable act grew from its “humble” beginnings into one of the most lucrative businesses, in which human lives were nothing but a commodity before morality, along with other incentives, put a stop to it. This book examines how this trade network expanded and evolved, so you’ll also learn about the participants, both willing and unwilling. Through some of these tales, you’ll get a step closer to understanding the true inhumanity of slavery, of the pain and suffering millions of innocent people went through in the name of profit and personal gain. Even more, this book will give you a perspective into the true scope of the commerce of human beings, as people today often fail to grasp what an enslaved person’s life would have been like. Along with that, it will bring you aboard the so-called Middle Passage, where many of the enslaved lost their lives under conditions most of us today would deem unfit even for animals. The transatlantic slave trade left deep scars on both sides of the ocean, and this book won’t hide away from them. It will attempt to explore it for you, stepping through some of the darkest parts of our shared history without looking away. Though it may be angering or hard to read, it serves as a reminder of how vicious and monstrous people can be to each other while also inspiring you to be kinder to your fellow humans. In this Captivating Guide to the Transatlantic Slave Trade, you’ll learn some of these Why and how the slave trade beganWhere most of the enslaved people came from and where most of them were shipped toThe European nations that participated in the slave tradeHow the slave trade network grew and evolved through timeThe role African nations played in trafficking their own neighborsHow the enslaved were treated and the suffering they went throughWho started the abolition of the slave trade and whyHow long it took for the transatlantic slave trade to finally endAnd moreDon’t miss this opportunity to learn about the Transatlantic Slave Trade, scroll up and click the "add to cart" button!

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Africa

134 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 5, 2021

Reviews

[Erik Sapp · Rating 4 out of 5]

This review relates to the audiobook version.

The book did a good job of addressing many elements of the Transatlantic Slave Trade - the European actions, the African actions, and the lives of those taken. Unless someone has a head for numbers, I would recommend reading this book, rather than listening to it. There are a lot of figures and dates included and keeping track of them can be difficult.

The reader did a really good job. He is easy to listen to. There were not many awkward pauses.

[John Jackse · Rating 5 out of 5]

Eye opening book

An Insightful book on a sad and demeaning part of our history, just as bad as we treated the native American people. Disgusting

[Vince Pillig · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good detail interesting book.

Very interesting and very detailed good book. Should have covered some of the information about the African warring tribes capturing each other and selling them into the slave markets. In this country the American Indian had a similar situation. Waring tribes always captured and used their captors as slaves.

[Teresa Williams · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Transatlantic Slave Trade

I read this book sometime ago but still find it fantastic and to the on how we were brought from Africa and we are all loved the globe as people of color, if you have not read this book please take out of your busy to do. They say that if you want the truth be told to put it in writing!

[Chris Wright · Rating 4 out of 5]

Educational

Very educational. Get some of the feel of how tragic the whole process was. Perhaps too many figures. Well worth the time to read

[Jeremy Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a captivating book about our past. It is wonderfully written and tells a horrible truth of our past.

[Robin Freeman · Rating 4 out of 5]

A concise history of the slave trade

Great for a quick history of the slave trade but a little light on the human interest angle. Would recommend.

[David B. Oldham · Rating 5 out of 5]

Although this book had a lot of statistics, it was enlightening to learn about how different African kingdoms used captives of war to sell to the Europeans---particularly when they were unable to sell gold or ivory. It documented the mortality at all the stages of the slave trade: the transport to the African Coast, the deadly conditions on the ships, and even the mortality rate in the first two years of enslavement in the Americas. It was a horrifying tale.

[KB · Rating 5 out of 5]

A short (123 pages, but you can make it shorter by starting at chapter two) concise, engaging must-read for those who believe America is solely to blame for slavery.

The book is broken into the following sections:

Slavery Through the Ages (Ch 1)
Transatlantic slavery to the Caribbean and South America, and then to North America
African Participation
What Slaves Endured
Death of the Chattel Slave Trade

If you’re concerned that it defends the practice, spoiler alert, don’t be. While facts are presented in a succinct, engaging manner, it calls slavery what it was.