Through the story of Crispina Peres, the most powerful trader in the West African slave trafficking port of Cacheu, this “unique, startling” book recreates the terrible world of the early ...

Besides Bissau, cities like Bolama, a former capital with a rich colonial history; Bafatá, known as the birthplace of independence leader Amílcar Cabral; and Cacheu, a key location in the ...