{"product_id":"the-doctor-of-zanzibar-john-kirk-and-the-abolition-of-slavery-in-africa-9781845296728","title":"The Doctor of Zanzibar: John Kirk and the Abolition of Slavery in Africa","description":"\u003cp\u003eJohn Kirk was the only companion of David Livingstone to emerge untainted from the disastrous  often fatal expedition up the Zambesi river between 1859 and 1863. Three years later  Kirk returned to Africa  to the notorious island of Zanzibar  ancient source of slave trafficking from Africa to the Middle East. Half a century after the abolition of slave trading had been passed into British law  this commerce continued to exist on Africas east coast  tolerated and even connived at by Britains empire on the Indian Ocean. But Kirk  appointed as medical officer to the British Consulate in Zanzibar  could do nothing. This extraordinary - and controversial - book brings Kirks years in Zanzibar to life. The horrors of the overland passage from the interior  and the Zanzibar slave market itself are vividly described. The final bitter conflict with Livingstone  who blamed Kirk for his own disasters  is retold. But it was Kirks own success in closing down the slave trade on the island which made him internationally famous. Using private diaries and papers  a long forgotten Victorian hero and an extraordinary chapter in British history are revived in detail.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45652827275317,"sku":"ByrdShop_1845296729","price":158.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781845296728.jpg?v=1781852906","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-doctor-of-zanzibar-john-kirk-and-the-abolition-of-slavery-in-africa-9781845296728","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}