The Science of Abolition Writing & editing guides 'Michelle Johnston's highly anticipated second

'Michelle Johnston's highly anticipated second novel is literary chiaroscuro with a dash of figurative pointillism

Alexandra has always loved a challenge

She has already betrayed her ancient order

They agree on nothing

But when he is taken away from Bethan and sold

The Science of Abolition Writing & editing guides 'Michelle Johnston's highly anticipated secondIn the context of slavery, science is usually associated with slaveholders scientific justifications of racism. But this book demonstrates that abolitionists were equally adept at using scientific ideas to discredit slaveholders. Focusing on antislavery scientists and black and white abolitionists in Britain and America between the 1770s and 1860s, historian Eric Herschthal shows how these activists drew upon chemistry, botany, medicine, and mechanics