{"product_id":"the-pedro-gorino-9781554815838","title":"The Pedro Gorino","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaptain Harry Foster Dean's 1929 memoir \u003cem\u003eThe Pedro Gorino\u003c\/em\u003e is the extraordinary story of his time in southern Africa around the turn of the twentieth century. Dean's narrative describes his thrilling maritime adventures and his encounters with important figures in history, but he never loses sight of his main purpose: establishing a colony where diasporic Africans could settle alongside native-born Africans and together build a racial empire. His beloved ship, the Pedro Gorino, was at the center of his plans. A race leader \u003cem\u003emanqué\u003c\/em\u003e, Dean attempted throughout his life to convince Black people everywhere of the importance of the sea for the success of the race.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA rich selection of contextual documents supplements the annotated memoir, providing materials on Dean's life and work, imperialism and environmental exploitation in South Africa, Black seafaring, and the Pan-African missionary movement. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadview Press Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041314111831,"sku":"9781554815838","price":20.66,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781554815838.jpg?v=1750949778","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-pedro-gorino-9781554815838","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}