The Slave Ship and the Coffin Ship: Histories of Life and Death At Sea
ZoomCian McMahon in conversation with Marcus Rediker Thursday October 28, 2021, 2pm-3.15pm ET THE SLAVE SHIP AND THE COFFIN SHIP: HISTORIES OF LIFE AND DEATH AT SEA. Earlier this year, Cian McMahon published the first full-length scholarly study of the Atlantic and Pacific crossings, The Coffin Ship: Life and Death at Sea during the Great Irish Famine (NYU Press). McMahon’s study was inspired,…