The Last Slave Market by Alastair Hazell
The extraordinary story of John Kirk, the Scottish botanist who single-handedly ended the East African slave trade.
This is a humdinger of a taleYou might have thought that journeys into the heart of the Dark Continent with David Livingstone, Henry Morton Stanley and the likes of Richard Burton had already inspired so vast and breathless a literature that there were few surprises left to report. But that's the miracle of this story. Alastair Hazell's genius has been to plough through the huge and well-documented archive, follow his nose, and tell a tale from an entirely new perspective: the life of Dr John Kirk, an early companion to Dr Livingstone, and afterwards a humble Scottish medical officer and Acting British Consul in Zanzibar. In doing so he turns several accounts on their heads, rectifies a seriously skewed picture, rescues a reputation - and on every page enthralls his readers. -- Matthew Parris * The Spectator *
Alastair Hazell is not afraid to tell a good story . . . [this is] the extraordinary story of how a medical functionary opposed to slavery became the effective ruler of the last of the world's great slave-trading nations. * TLS *
Overdue. * Sunday Herald *
A fascinating forgotten tale. * Metro *
There is much to enjoy and reflect upon in this carefully researched and briskly told account. * The Economist *
The book paints a vivid picture of life in East Africa... Alastair Hazell is not afraid to tell a good story. * Times Literary Supplement *
It's a spellbinding tale. * Geographical *
Genuinely riveting. * The Tablet *
Alastair Hazell is not afraid to tell a good story . . . [this is] the extraordinary story of how a medical functionary opposed to slavery became the effective ruler of the last of the world's great slave-trading nations. * TLS *
Overdue. * Sunday Herald *
A fascinating forgotten tale. * Metro *
There is much to enjoy and reflect upon in this carefully researched and briskly told account. * The Economist *
The book paints a vivid picture of life in East Africa... Alastair Hazell is not afraid to tell a good story. * Times Literary Supplement *
It's a spellbinding tale. * Geographical *
Genuinely riveting. * The Tablet *
Alastair Hazell grew up in East Africa and can remember seeing the legacy of slavery as a child. He has worked in various industries in Africa. He now lives in London. This is his first book.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781845296728 |
| ISBN 10 | 1845296729 |
| Title | The Last Slave Market |
| Author | Alastair Hazell |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2011-06-23 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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