Padraic Scanlan's previous book, Freedom's Debtors: British Antislavery in Sierra Leone in the Age of Revolution was awarded the 2018 James A. Rawley Prize by the American Historical Association and the 2018 Wallace K. Ferguson Prize by the Canadian Historical Association.

PRAISE FOR THE AUTHOR

'Freedom's Debtors interweaves a remarkably broad array of historical themes common to studies of abolition and post-emancipation societies . . . in smooth, clear prose and with a keen eye for rich anecdotes and illustrations'
Sean M. Kelley, Slavery & Abolition

'[A] much-needed account of how British abolitionist principles were developed and applied in West Africa . . . provides a strong foundation for exploring the connections between the 'abolitionist' laws and policies imposed on Sierra Leone's 'Liberated Africans' and those that were applied to other imperial subjects during this dynamic time of ideological revolution and global expansion'
Trina Leah Hogg, Journal of African History

'[A]n excellent book on Sierra Leone . . . one of the most important books ever written on Liberated Africans . . . essential reading . . . powerfully re-centres our understanding of abolitionism and forces us to re-examine its immediate and long-term effects in Africa'
Matthew S. Hopper, Journal of British Studies

'[B]reaks conceptual ground and charts a new historiographical direction . . . This compelling book makes a huge contribution to our understanding of the processes which led to abolition'
Canadian Historical Association

'[T]imely, original, and lucid . . . an important contribution to our understanding of the nature and locus of Atlantic history'
American Historical Association