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FURTHER READING

BURY THE CHAINS

The British Struggle to Abolish Slavery

Adam Hochschild

A stunningly researched and wonderfully written insight into the slave trade. Go on to read anything written by Hochshild - his book on the Congo King Leopold’s Ghost and, especially, his take on World War One - To End All Wars.

A DANCE CALLED AMERICA

The Scottish Highlands, the United States and Canada

James Hunter

I’ve long been obsessed with the history of the Scottish Highlands and Islands, particularly the Western Isles. This 1994 book was a fresh take on the Highland Clearances, giving equal footing to destination and departure. It has haunted me for years and inspired several chapters in Human Cargo.

INDIAN PETER

The Life and Extraordinary Times of Peter Williamson

Douglas Skelton

A fine guide to one of the more interesting lives ever lived - go on to read Williamson’s autobiography French & Indian Cruelty. In Human Cargo I talk of Williamson’s childhood abduction by Aberdeen traffickers to America. But that was just the start of a life of adventure, a good source for the great story of Last of the Mohicans.

WHITE CARGO

The Forgotten History of Britain’s White Slaves in America

Don Jordan & Michael Walsh

Not a revisionist take on African slavery, but an eye-opening expose of other cruelties of the time. Sadly, seemingly out of print.

THE HIGHLAND CLEARANCES

John Prebble

If Scotland interests you, then get some Prebble in your life. This 1960s book blew open the conspiracy of silence on the Highland Clearances, and remains utterly readable. Check out his Culloden too.