{"product_id":"self-emancipation-on-the-high-seas-the-creole-slave-mutiny-of-1841-in-legal-and-diplomatic-perspective-hardback-9780807184868","title":"Self-Emancipation on the High Seas; The  Creole  Slave Mutiny of 1841 in Legal and Diplomatic Perspective (Hardback) 9780807184868","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSelf-Emancipation on the High Seas\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe  Creole  Slave Mutiny of 1841 in Legal and Diplomatic Perspective\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWilliam C. Gilmore (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780807184868\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 8 September 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e176 pages, 10 halftones\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.4 cm, 0.35 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In November 1841, enslaved rebels seized a U.S. slave ship and steered it to the British West Indies, where more than one hundred captives gained their liberty. A major diplomatic and legal rupture over property rights and human rights ensued between Washington and London. William C. Gilmore narrates this fascinating dispute and its dramatis personae in succinct, readable, and window-pane prose. The echoes of this remarkable history can still be detected in diplomatic disputes over migrants seeking liberty across international borders.\" - Jeffrey R. Kerr-Ritchie, author of \u003ci\u003eRebellious Passage: The \u003c\/i\u003eCreole\u003ci\u003e Revolt and America's Coastal Slave Trade\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"William C. Gilmore's well-researched and elegantly written work combines meticulous legal analysis with a powerful narrative. His study illustrates the details of a case that, for its significance, still resonates in the contemporary debate about international law, fundamental rights, and the very concepts of humanity and justice.\" - Giorgio F. Colombo, author of \u003ci\u003eJustice and International Law in Meiji Japan: The \u003c\/i\u003eMaría Luz\u003ci\u003e Incident and the Dawn of Modernity\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The uprising aboard the \u003ci\u003eCreole\u003c\/i\u003e was the most successful slave mutiny in our history, but as dramatic as that moment was, even more intriguing was the aftermath when the captured ship reached the Bahamas, and its captors claimed their freedom. William C. Gilmore's penetrating \u003ci\u003eSelf-Emancipation on the High Seas\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how the question of liberty for the enslaved led to international diplomatic complications. A fine work, well-conceived and well-crafted.\" - William C. Davis, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Greatest Fury: The Battle of New Orleans and the Rebirth of America \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe mutiny by enslaved captives on board the U.S. brig \u003ci\u003eCreole\u003c\/i\u003e in the fall of 1841 was the most successful high-seas uprising in the history of the American coastal slave trade. It gave rise to a major diplomatic dispute with the British, resulted in extensive litigation in the courts of Louisiana, and was later the subject of an important international arbitration. \u003ci\u003eSelf-Emancipation on the High Seas\u003c\/i\u003e considers these matters in detail and reflects on the significance of the mutiny and its place in the history of slavery and its abolition.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"LSU Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52681226846488,"sku":"9780807184868","price":27.88,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/self-emancipation-on-the-high-seas-the-creole-slave-mutiny-of-1841-in-legal-and-diplomatic-perspective-hardback-9780807184868","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}