Hanging Captain Gordon

The Life and Trial of an American Slave Trader

By: Ron Soodalter

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Paperback | 6 February 2007 | Edition Number 1

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On a frosty day in February 1862, hundreds gathered to watch the execution of Nathaniel Gordon. Two years earlier, Gordon had taken Africans in chains from the Congo -- a hanging offense for more than forty years that no one had ever enforced. But with the country embroiled in a civil war and Abraham Lincoln at the helm, a sea change was taking place. Gordon, in the wrong place at the wrong time, got caught up in the wave.

For the first time, Hanging Captain Gordon chronicles the trial and execution of the only man in history to face conviction for slave trading -- exploring the many compelling issues and circumstances that led to one man paying the price for a crime committed by many. Filled with sharply drawn characters, Soodalter's vivid account sheds light on one of the more shameful aspects of our history and provides a link to similar crimes against humanity still practiced today.

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"Fascinating and disturbing...a story replete with political intrigue, cynical opportunism, and, of course, immense tragedy." -- Booklist (starred review)

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Preface
Introduction: One Foot in the Water
Lucky Nat
Slavers and the Law
One Dollar a Head
New York and Prison
First Trial
Second Trial
Sentencing
Reactions
The Awful Change
Last Attempts
The Gallows
To Hang a Slaver
Afterword: Captain Gordon's Legacy
Acknowledgments
Notes and Sources
Bibliography
Illustration
Credits
Index
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