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Dow, George F. (1868-1936) Slave ships and slaving

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00267.039 Author/Creator: Dow, George F. (1868-1936) Place Written: Salem, Massachusetts Type: Book Date: 1927 Pagination: 349 p. : plates : maps ; 26 x 19 cm. Order a Copy

With an introduction by Captain Ernest H. Pentecost. Published by the Marine Research Society, Salem, Massachusetts.

Dow, George Francis, 1868-1936
Progressive Era to New Era, 1900-1929
Slavery
Africa
African American History
Maritime
The Roaring Twenties

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