How Long to Read The Zong - a Massacre, the Law and the End of Slaver Y

How Long Does it Take to Read The Zong - a Massacre, the Law and the End of Slaver Y?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 8 minutes to read The Zong - a Massacre, the Law and the End of Slaver Y by James Walvin

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Description

The first full review of the mass murder by crew members on the slave ship Zong and the lasting repercussions of this horrifying event On November 29, 1781, Captain Collingwood of the British ship Zong commanded his crew to throw overboard one-third of his cargo: a shipment of Africans bound for slavery in America. The captain believed his ship was off course, and he feared there was not enough drinking water to last until landfall. This book is the first to examine in detail the deplorable killings on the Zong, the lawsuit that ensued, how the murder of 132 slaves affected debates about slavery, and the way we remember the infamous Zong today. Historian James Walvin explores all aspects of the Zong's voyage and the subsequent trial--a case brought to court not for the murder of the slaves but as a suit against the insurers who denied the owners' claim that their "cargo" had been necessarily jettisoned. The scandalous case prompted wide debate and fueled Britain's awakening abolition movement. Without the episode of the Zong, Walvin contends, the process of ending the slave trade would have taken an entirely different moral and political trajectory. He concludes with a fascinating discussion of how the case of the Zong, though unique in the history of slave ships, has come to be understood as typical of life on all such ships.

How long is The Zong - a Massacre, the Law and the End of Slaver Y?

The Zong - a Massacre, the Law and the End of Slaver Y by James Walvin is 304 pages long, and a total of 77,216 words.

This makes it 103% the length of the average book. It also has 94% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Zong - a Massacre, the Law and the End of Slaver Y Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 1 minute to read The Zong - a Massacre, the Law and the End of Slaver Y aloud.

What Reading Level is The Zong - a Massacre, the Law and the End of Slaver Y?

The Zong - a Massacre, the Law and the End of Slaver Y is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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