JAMES HASTIE—THE CORK NATIVE WHO HELPED END THE MADAGASCAR SLAVE-TRADE

By David Mould In July 1817 the Irish-born James Hastie, a 30-year-old East India Company sergeant, embarked on an ambitious and risky mission. From the east coast of Madagascar, he travelled by canoe and on foot to the central highlands. His destination: the court of the Ovah king, Radama, the most powerful clan chief on ... Read more

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