The Adventures of Thomas Pellow

The Adventures of Thomas Pellow

by Thomas Pellow
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In the summer of 1716, a Cornish cabin boy named Thomas Pellow was captured at sea by Barbary pirates and sold into human bondage to the despotic sultan of Morocco.

This riveting memoir of a slave narrative is a story of pluck, and endurance in the face of barbaric splendour and suffering.

A remarkable testament to the strength of the human spirit and to all those snatched from their homes and taken in chains to the great slave markets of North Africa.

A bestseller in its day and a classic of slave literature.

Format
298 pages, paperback
First published
May 28, 2015
Publishers
Suffolk and Watt

A fascinating memoir and a forgotten story that should be more widely known. Topical now what now what with ISIS openly bringing back Islamic slavery.

Thomas Pellow

About Thomas Pellow

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