Just one slaving expedition to Africa could make a fortune for investors, captain and crew. For nearly 350 years, no venture was as lucrative as the transatlantic slave trade. It was the most profitable— and the most horrific—of enterprises. In 1850 a slave acquired for $40 worth of trade goods would bring between $800 and …
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