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Mortality and Voyage Length in the Middle Passage Revisited

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  • McDonald, John
  • Shlomowitz, Ralph

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  • Haines, Robin & McDonald, John & Shlomowitz, Ralph, 2001. "Mortality and Voyage Length in the Middle Passage Revisited," Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier, vol. 38(4), pages 503-533, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:exehis:v:38:y:2001:i:4:p:503-533
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    4. Steckel, Richard H. & Jensen, Richard A., 1986. "New Evidence on the Causes of Slave and Crew Mortality in the Atlantic Slave Trade," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 46(1), pages 57-77, March.
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