{"product_id":"9781250348258","title":"The Zorg by Siddharth Kara","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"A book of great importance and one that will likely become a classic.\" -\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOne of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e' 100 Most Notable Books of 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eEssential Read\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn late October 1780, a slave ship set sail from the Netherlands, bound for Africa’s Windward and Gold Coasts, where it would take on its human cargo. The\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eZorg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(a Dutch word meaning “care”) was one of thousands of such ships, but the harrowing events that followed were unique.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter reaching Africa, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eZorg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas captured and came under British command. With a new captain and crew, the ship was crammed with 442 slaves and departed for Jamaica. But a series of unpredictable weather events and mistakes in navigation left the ship drastically off course and running out of water. A proposition was put forth: Save the crew and the most valuable of the slaves—by throwing dozens of people, starting with women and children, overboard.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat followed was a fascinating legal drama that turned the brutal calculus of slavery into front-page news--sparking the abolitionist movement in both England and the young United States.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSiddharth Kara utilizes primary-source research and gripping storytelling to uncover the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eZorg\u003c\/i\u003e’s journey, the lives and fates of the slaves on board, and the mysterious identity of the abolitionist who finally revealed the truth of what happened on the ship.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67226329186477,"sku":null,"price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0577\/3364\/4461\/files\/4397513482633.jpg?v=1792013161","url":"https:\/\/underbrushbooks.com\/products\/9781250348258","provider":"Underbrush Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}