Books in the Cambridge Library Collection - Slavery and Abolition series

Little is known about the anonymous author of this book, later identified as one Charles Leslie, whose family had strong Caribbean interests. This 1740 second edition covers Jamaica's early colonial history, its laws, the lives of its governors, the trading of slaves, and the exploits of famous Caribbean pirates.

The career of the slave trader Captain Theodore Canot (1804-60) was long and eventful. First published in 1854 and edited by Brantz Mayer (1809-79), this is an intimate and sometimes graphic account of Canot's life, giving a first-hand description of the practicalities and difficulties of the slave trade.

This detailed description of Dr Thomas Pinckard's voyage to, and residence in, the West Indies in 1796-1797 provides much information on the people of the area as seen through western eyes. Writing in the genre of informal letters to a friend, he comments at length on everything he saw.