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Went to the Devil: A Yankee Whaler in the Slave Trade Pinkerton Road DivestmentEdward Davoll was a respected New Bedford whaling captain in an industry at its peak in the 1850s. But mid career, disillusioned with whaling, desperately lonely at sea, and experiencing financial problems, he turned to the slave trade, with disastrous results. Why would a man of good reputation, in a city known for its racial tolerance and Quaker inspired abolitionism, risk engagement with this morally repugnant industry? In this riveting biography,
