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Bury the chains is a carefully researched work which gives a comprehensive account of the struggles to end the abomination of slavery. In early 1787, twelve mena printer, a lawyer, a clergyman. Oct 10, 2011 bury the chains is an ambitious history of the british antislave trade and antislavery movement i separate because it was first the one and then the other. Prophets and rebels in the fight to free an empires slaves is a nonfiction book by adam hochschild that was first published by houghton. Feb 11, 2005 bury the chains by adam hochschild 456pp, macmillan.
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