James Dewolf and the Rhode Island Slave Trade The Christy Lumber Camp ISBN13: 9780830836772

ISBN13: 9780830836772

Terry Atkinson has had a long career as a journalist

and all he needs to do is give up the one thing money can't buy

I'd never again see any of the kids from "The School of Broken Dreams

James Dewolf and the Rhode Island Slave Trade The Christy Lumber Camp ISBN13: 9780830836772An unsettling story of corruption and exploitation in the Ocean State from slave ships to politics. Over thirty thousand slaves were brought to the shores of colonial America on ships owned and captained by James DeWolf. When the United States took action to abolish slavery, this Bristol native manipulated the legal system and became actively involved in Rhode Island politics in order to pursue his trading ventures. He served as a member of the House