Atlantic Biographies

Jeffrey A. Fortin Ph.D. (2006) is Assistant Professor of History at Emmanuel College, Boston. He has published several articles and book chapters on forced migration, race and identity in the Atlantic world, and in journals such as Atlantic Studies. Mark Meuwese Ph.D. (2004) is Associate Professor of History at the University of Winnipeg in Winnipeg, Canada. In 2012 he published his first book, also with Brill, entitled Brothers in Arms, Partners in Trade: Dutch-Indigenous Alliances in the Atlantic World, 1621-1674. List of contributorsChristopher Albi, SUNY- New PaltzOmar H. Ali, University of North Carolina, GreensboroEdward E. Andrews, Providence CollegeMariana P. Candido, University of KansasCharlotte Carrington, Roger Williams UniversityLaura Chiemlewski, SUNY - PurchaseEmma Christopher, The University of SydneyChristian Crouch, Bard CollegeKevin Dawson, University of California, MercedJeffrey A. Fortin, Emmanuel College, BostonMark Meuwese, University of WinnipegSandra Rebok, Spanish National Research CouncilBryan Sinche, University of Hartford

• Preface Jeffrey A. FortinPART ONEATLANTIC SOJOURNERS1 Pierre Biard: Priest and Pirate of Mount Desert Island Laura M. Chmielewsk2 Thomas Morton Charlotte Carrington3 Alexander von Humboldt, His Scientific Expedition through the Americas and the Impact of His Atlantic Experiences Sandra RebokPART TWOSLAVERY AND FREEDOM ON THE EDGES OF THE ATLANTIC WORLD4 The Crossings of Occramar Marycoo, or Newport GardnerEdward E. Andrews5 Constituting Value in A Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Venture, a Native of AfricaBryan Sinche6 Enslaved Ship Pilots: Challenging Notions of Race and Slavery along the Peripheries of the Revolutionary Atlantic WorldKevin Dawson7 From Ireland to Africa: the Criminal Career and Punishment of Patrick Madan Emma Christopher8 The Transatlantic Slave Trade and the Vulnerability of Free Blacks in Benguela, Angola, 1780–1830Mariana P. CandidoPART THREEFORGING ATLANTIC IDENTITIES9 Indigenous Leaders and the Atlantic World: The Parallel Lives of Dom Antônio Filipe Camarão and Pieter Poty, 1600–1650Mark Meuwese10 Law and Colonial Reform in the 18th Century Spanish World: The Life of Francisco Xavier Gamboa, Mexican LawyerChristopher Albi11 Benkos Biohó: African Maroon Leadership in New GrenadaOmar H. Ali12 ‘Je me vois réduit…à la mendicité:’ Marine Veterans of New France and their New Atlantic WorldChristian Ayne Crouch13 Paul Cuffe’s Journey from ‘Musta’ to Atlantic-African, 1778–1811Jeffrey A. FortinConclusion: Atlantic Lives and Atlantic HistoryMark Meuwese

"Fortin and Meuwese employ biography as a means of providing unique insights into Atlantic societies. The edited collection highlights the tensions and contradictions within the Atlantic world to demonstrate how individuals navigated, confronted, and shaped this world. The 13 essays are organized into three overarching categories: Atlantic Sojourners, Slavery and Freedom on the Edges of the Atlantic World, and Forging Atlantic Identities. The subject matter is diverse, and readers are presented with a wide range of interesting stories, including Alexander von Humboldt and his scientific investigations in the Americas; an Irishman sent to Africa as punishment for his crimes; indigenous and Maroon leaders in the Atlantic world; the story of Pierre Biard, a priest accused of piracy. By including such a wide array of topics, the book is certain to be of value to a broad range of scholars. Taken as a whole, this thought-provoking work demonstrates the value of biography as a tool for understanding Atlantic history. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above." - J. Rankin, East Tennessee State [This review appeared in Vol. 51 No. 08 (April 2014) issue of Choice. Copyright 2014 American Library Association]