{"product_id":"the-zorg-a-tale-of-greed-and-murder-that-inspired-the-abolition-of-slavery-9781250348227","title":"The Zorg: A Tale of Greed and Murder That Inspired the Abolition of Slavery by Kara, Siddharth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Pulitzer finalist and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eCobalt Red\u003c\/i\u003e: A notorious slave ship incident that led to the abolition of slavery in the UK and sparked the US abolitionist movement\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn late October 1780, a slave ship set sail from the Netherlands, bound for Africa's Windward and Gold Coasts, where it would take on its human cargo. The \u003ci\u003eZorg \u003c\/i\u003e(a Dutch word meaning \"care\") was one of thousands of such ships, but the harrowing events that ensued on its doomed journey were unique. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter reaching Africa, the \u003ci\u003eZorg \u003c\/i\u003ewas captured by a privateer and came under British command. With a new captain and crew, the ship was crammed with 442 slaves and departed in 1781 for Jamaica. But a series of unpredictable weather events and mistakes in navigation left the ship drastically off course and running out of water. So a proposition was put forth: Save the crew and the most valuable of the slaves--by throwing dozens of people, starting with women and children, overboard. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat followed was a fascinating legal drama in England's highest court that turned the brutal calculus of slavery into front-page news. The case of the \u003ci\u003eZorg\u003c\/i\u003e catapulted the nascent anti-slavery movement from a minor evangelical cause to one of the most consequential moral campaigns in history--sparking the abolitionist movement in both England and the young United States \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSiddharth Kara utilizes primary-source research, gripping storytelling, and painstaking investigation to uncover the \u003ci\u003eZorg\u003c\/i\u003e's journey, the lives and fates of the slaves on board, and the mysterious identity of the abolitionist who finally revealed the truth of what happened on the ship.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Siddharth Kara\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/14\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.12w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250348227\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2025 pg. 11\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/18\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSIDDHARTH KARA is an author, researcher, and activist on modern slavery. Kara has written several books and reports on slavery and child labor, including the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller and Pulitzer Prize finalist, \u003ci\u003eCobalt Red\u003c\/i\u003e. Kara also won the Frederick Douglass Book Prize. He has lectured at Harvard University and held a professorship at the University of Nottingham. He divides his time between Los Angeles and London.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45699820945561,"sku":"9781250348227","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/3367\/0297\/files\/img_430e3243-2fbd-4d5d-a0a1-d5d72babf6c9.jpg?v=1757106651","url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/the-zorg-a-tale-of-greed-and-murder-that-inspired-the-abolition-of-slavery-9781250348227","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}