As a group of seamen charged with piracy await trial, the true happenings aboard ship are brought to light. Set in eighteenth century England, I was treated to a tale told from every level of society from wealthy land and ship owners, to the common man toiling in the mines, and even the criminal fraternity. I was saddened by the treatment of the slaves yet uplifted by the magnanimous fight to abolish the slave trade for good.
