02377cam a22003733u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000520011324500160016526400510018130000470023233600260027933700260030533800360033150000310036750800470039852011930044553400450163865300320168365300310171565300500174665300400179665300350183665300410187165300360191270000120194885600430196021748UtSlPG20260610133512.0mcr n260607r2007||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPZ1 aBallantyne, R. M.q(Robert Michael),d1825-189410aBlack Ivory 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2007  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2007-06-07  aProduced by Nick Hodson of London, England  a"Black Ivory" by R. M. Ballantyne is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. It explores themes related to the slave trade in East Africa during a period when British warships aimed to curb this inhumane practice. The story follows Harold Seadrift, the son of a ship charterer, and his loyal companion Disco Lillihammer as they navigate the harsh realities of slavery and seek to uncover the narrative behind the slave trade in Zanzibar and the surrounding regions.  At the start of "Black Ivory," readers are introduced to Harold Seadrift and Disco as they survive a shipwreck on the East African coast and become embroiled in the ongoing horrors of the slave trade. They encounter slave traders almost immediately upon landing and manage to escape by hitching a lift aboard a British warship. However, their adventure takes a dark twist as they are eventually captured by slave traders, including the menacing Arab, Yoosoof. The opening chapters powerfully set the stage for an exploration of human suffering and the complex moral dilemmas faced by those caught in the web of slavery and commerce during this tumultuous period. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aAnimals -- Juvenile fiction  aAfrica -- Juvenile fiction  aAdventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction  aNatural history -- Juvenile fiction  aShipwrecks -- Juvenile fiction  aEnslaved persons -- Juvenile fiction  aSlave trade -- Juvenile fiction1 aPearson40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21748