The Diligent: A Voyage through the Worlds of the Slave Trade

Thank you for the delivery of The Diligent. It will assist me in my research and writing immensely.

This is a most interesting book. It is edited from the journal of a ship's officer on his first slaving tour. This narrative indicates that the traders were at great pains to keep their cargo healthy and relatively happy! A healthy slave would, not surprisingly, fetch a higher price at the dock in the Americas. This account turns most of the "Middle Passage" stories upside down.An essential read, I should say.

This book was wonderful. So many aspects of the slave trade are left out when you learn about it in school. This filled in the gaps. This put everything in perspective and it made sense. Especially the profiteering, everyone wanted a cut from the Africans that enslaved to the African kings that sold to the Europeans who bought and sold to the crews on the ships. Well worth the read to be further educated.

Just started reading .

My daughter ordered this for her college class. I picked it up after she brought it home in the summer. It is a wonderful retelling of the slave trade from the deck up, including discussion of French slave-versus-free laws and the business risks. Shows how well we can compartmentalize our morals when needed for economic gain.

This is certainly a worthwhile read, however, the Kindle edition is flawed due to a hard-to-read, seemingly damaged font. The printed letters seem to be missing bits and pieces. While the words are identifiable, the reading experience is much more strenuous than it should be.This is really just a technical problem, and Amazon/the publisher should really fix it.

Hard read for a descendent of African captives. This book provides insight into the inhumane nature of the society/people/world that allowed this to happen.

perfect thank you

good and detailed account of a single voyage

Well researched, with excellent background information and clear explanations of 18C navigation

Leitura agradavel e obrigatoria para quem se interessa pelo tema escravidão. Resultado de pesquisa profunda e meticulosa, é um livro que se lê como se fosse um bom romance graças à magistral capacidade narrativa do autor.

Great read!