Reexamining a seminal work on British capitalism and Caribbean slavery and its continuing reverberations in the twenty-first centuryEric Williams’s Capitalism and Slavery (1944), with its insightful and provocative theses about the relationship between Caribbean slavery and the growth of the British economy and the Industrial Revolution, has proved an enduring and controversial book. Never out of print since its publication, it is constantly being reevalua...

My American bulldog Thor flew into Boston from Alabama as my dad, our friend Carrie, and I picked up our beautiful American bulldog at the airport. As beautiful as he was as a puppy, he grew up to be absolutely gorgeous as an adult American bulldog. Dad, Thor, and I went on ventures in the woods, along cliffs, walks along the ocean, as well as traveling to other geographic locations. Thor's bravery as a puppy only progressed as he grew older into his adult life in which we walked many moun...

A Journey of Recovery is a story about my life's experiences in not only adjusting to a mental illness--schizophrenia--but overcoming it. This story is a reflection of a bright young soul--me--whose illness ignited institutionalizations for many years. However, self-help, help from others, as well as help from professionals, have provided me with the tools of life to stay mentally healthy. Proper medication, as well as physical and mental forms of meditation, such as through exercise, is e...

This important book assesses the size and nature of Caribbean slavery’s economic impact in British society. The Glasgow Sugar Aristocracy, a grouping of West India merchants and planters, became active before the emancipation of chattel slavery in the British West Indies in 1834. Many acquired nationally significant fortunes, and their investments percolated into the Scottish economy and wider society. At its core, the book traces the development of merchant capital and poses several inter...