{"product_id":"the-slave-traders-letter-book-charles-lamar-the-wanderer-and-other-tales-of-the-african-slave-trade-paperback","title":"The Slave-Trader's Letter-Book: Charles Lamar, the Wanderer, and Other Tales of the African Slave Trade - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJim Jordan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1858 Savannah businessman Charles Lamar, in violation of U.S. law, organized the shipment of hundreds of Africans on the luxury yacht Wanderer to Jekyll Island, Georgia. The four hundred survivors of the Middle Passage were sold into bondage. This was the first successful documented slave landing in the United States in about four decades and shocked a nation already on the path to civil war. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1886 the \u003ci\u003eNorth American Review\u003c\/i\u003e published excerpts from thirty of Lamar's letters from the 1850s, reportedly taken from his letter book, which describe his criminal activities. However, the authenticity of the letters was in doubt until very recently. In 2009, researcher Jim Jordan found a cache of private papers belonging to Charles Lamar's father, stored for decades in an attic in New Jersey. Among the documents was Charles Lamar's letter book, confirming him as the author. \u003ci\u003eThe Lamar documents, including the Slave-Trader's Letter Book, are now at the Georgia Historical Society and are available for research.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book has two parts. The first recounts the flamboyant and reckless life of Lamar himself, including Lamar's involvement in southern secession, the slave trade, and a plot to overthrow the government of Cuba. A portrait emerges at odds with Lamar's previous image as a savvy entrepreneur and principled rebel. Instead, we see a man who was often broke and whose volatility sabotaged him at every turn. His involvement in the slave trade was driven more by financial desperation than southern defiance. The second part presents the \"Slave-Trader's Letter-Book.\" Together with annotations, these seventy long-lost letters shed light on the lead-up to the Civil War from the remarkable perspective of a troubled, and troubling, figure.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJIM JORDAN is an author and historian living in South Carolina. He is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eSavannah Grey: A Tale of Antebellum Georgia\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePenny Savannah: A Tale of Civil War in Georgia\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51984085483821,"sku":"9780820356877","price":28.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/Qk5kYTFvZDR1empuczhHQ0U3cnRVZz09.webp?v=1776081837","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-slave-traders-letter-book-charles-lamar-the-wanderer-and-other-tales-of-the-african-slave-trade-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}