The Mersey Steamship Company, a family business, which was founded
on the fortunes of the slave trade have struggled to maintain their
share of the fresh fruit trade as the Victorian era draws to a
close. James Forwood, a Master Mariner, and his brother Nicholas
have headed the business for a number of years and have been keen,
like most Victorians, to distance themselves from the historical
fact that their forebears made a fortune out of the slave trade
before turning to legitimate business means. The story opens with
the company facing liquidation and James returning from the
Canaries on the expected final voyage to Dartmouth, where the
shipping company has a base. A distant cousin, Ross Forwood from
Australia, who is on passage to England with the intention of
taking a European tour has discovered the fate of the company and
is convinced that his mother's flight to the sub-continent many
years previously is connected with a family dispute over slave
reparations. Whilst Ross is trying to piece together the probable
events of his early life his Australian solicitor unearths his
mother's records and Ross is able to trace the family's checkered
history during the Napoleonic Wars and the slave trade leading up
to the formation of the shipping company. Finally, Ross, is poised
to take control of the company, but does love result in the wily
James not losing absolute control after all.
General
| Imprint: |
Authorhouse
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
February 2008 |
| First published: |
February 2008 |
| Authors: |
Michael John
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover - With printed dust jacket / With dust jacket
|
| Pages: |
376 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-4343-4650-6 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Historical fiction
Promotions
|
| LSN: |
1-4343-4650-1 |
| Barcode: |
9781434346506 |
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