The Slave Ship

"The Slave Ship" is a powerful historical novel by Mary Johnston that explores the moral complexities and harrowing realities of the 18th-century Atlantic world. The narrative follows David Scott, a Scottish Jacobite rebel who, following the defeat at Culloden, is transported to Virginia as an indentured servant. His journey takes a dark turn when he escapes his servitude only to become a participant in the brutal trans-Atlantic slave trade. As he serves aboard a vessel transporting human c...