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James Sweet Publishes Book: Mutiny on the Black Prince: Slavery, Piracy, and the Limits of Liberty in the Revolutionary Atlantic World

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Cover image for book entitled "Mutiny on the Black Prince: Slavery, Piracy, and the Limits of Liberty in the Revolutionary Atlantic World" by James H. Sweet. The book was published by Oxford University Press in January 2025. The cover features an image of a shipwreck on a stormy sea. The picture is a painting with an intensely red and orange sky. At the forefront of the image are items floating in the water; hands can also be seen reaching up.In January 2025, James Sweet published a new book with Oxford University Press. The book is entitled Mutiny on the Black Prince: Slavery, Piracy, and the Limits of Liberty in the Revolutionary Atlantic World. Read more here.