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Monday, September 7, 2009
The Two Princes of Calabar
The Two Princes of Calabar is the remarkable story of two brothers that are taken from their home in Calabar, Africa and are sold into the slave trade. Originally slave traders themselves, the brothers use their extraoridinary knowledge of the english language to eventually escape slavery. The brothers then go on to become Methodists and stay with the brother of the founder of Methodism in England. After all that they go through the brothers make a shocking return to the slave trade in Calabar. This short but intriguing story shows a new side of the slave trade is definitely worth reading. Written by Randy J. Sparks, a history professor at Tulane, The Two Princes of Calabar is a compilation of letters and other first hand accounts that piece together the journey of these two brothers that is unlike anything in a history book.
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This book seems fascinating, it tells a great story of two brothers during the slave trade and their escape route. I would love to read this book and learn how they survived through that difficult time period.
ReplyDelete-Jackie Kennedy
This book seems really similar to mine! My book also deals with slavery, brotherhood, and takes place in Africa. I really enjoyed my book, so maybe I'll give this one a try next.
ReplyDelete- Audrey Hepburn
When you said that they returned to the slave trade do you mean that they sold slaves themselves? Why would they do that if they know what it is like to be a slave?
ReplyDelete-Mary Magdaline
This book seems very interesting. What was the brothers' motivation for returning to the slave trade after all they had been through?
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ReplyDeleteThis book seems like something I would enjoy very much. It is such a fascinating thing to believe that people could actually get away with the slave trade. The author sounds like he makes this an easy and enjoyable read.
ReplyDelete-Martha Stuart
This story seems very interesting. It is amazing that they were able to escape! I would enjoy reading this book.
ReplyDeletebritney Spears
Their return to the slave trade is particularly striking since England was pretty vehemently anti-slavery, especially the Methodists.
ReplyDeleteGood work!
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