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Book Review of Inheriting the Trade: A Northern Family Confronts Its Legacy as the Largest Slave-Trading Dynasty in U.S. History

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This is my review of the hardcover version of this book which I found very interesting and informative. It certainly helped broaden my understanding of the role that Rhode Island played in actively promoting the slave trade in the North. The family's story of discovery is a great part of the book.