Bury the Chains Introduction

This book is set in England taking place in the 1700's. At this time England was a slave driven nation, more slaves were being imported than immigrants. The slave trade was booming and it seems times will not change. Hochschild, the author of "Bury the Chains" sets the mood in a pit of doubt with no way out. Until finally, in approximately 1792 a group of citizens set sail to "change the world." Never before have we seen an uprising like this against such a widely accepted social norm.