Book Review: The Black Joke: The True Story of One Ship’s Battle Against the Slave Trade by A. E. Rooks

A. E. Rooks. The Black Joke: The True Story of One Ship’s Battle against the Slave Trade. New York, NY: Scribner, www.simonandschuster.com, 2022. 382 pp., illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. US $29.00, cloth; ISBN 978-1-98212-826-5. (E-book available.)Prepare to encounter more than you may have bargained for: Rooks wields her quill like a scalpel, keeping us up […]