Project Gutenberg 2007-06-07 Public domain in the USA. 234 Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael) 1825 1894 Ballantyne, Robert Michael Pearson Black Ivory Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "Black Ivory" by R. M. Ballantyne is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. It explores themes related to the slave trade in East Africa during a period when British warships aimed to curb this inhumane practice. The story follows Harold Seadrift, the son of a ship charterer, and his loyal companion Disco Lillihammer as they navigate the harsh realities of slavery and seek to uncover the narrative behind the slave trade in Zanzibar and the surrounding regions. At the start of "Black Ivory," readers are introduced to Harold Seadrift and Disco as they survive a shipwreck on the East African coast and become embroiled in the ongoing horrors of the slave trade. They encounter slave traders almost immediately upon landing and manage to escape by hitching a lift aboard a British warship. However, their adventure takes a dark twist as they are eventually captured by slave traders, including the menacing Arab, Yoosoof. The opening chapters powerfully set the stage for an exploration of human suffering and the complex moral dilemmas faced by those caught in the web of slavery and commerce during this tumultuous period. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 64.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Animals -- Juvenile fiction Africa -- Juvenile fiction Adventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction Natural history -- Juvenile fiction Shipwrecks -- Juvenile fiction Enslaved persons -- Juvenile fiction Slave trade -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Fiction Category: Historical Novels Category: Adventure Category: British Literature 577047 2025-08-09T07:18:01.579037 text/html 593333 2007-06-07T11:17:24 text/html 539877 2025-08-09T07:18:10.779974 application/epub+zip 547245 2025-08-09T07:18:04.615042 application/epub+zip 295264 2025-08-09T07:18:03.294066 application/epub+zip 756233 2025-08-09T07:18:15.207957 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 744715 2025-08-09T07:18:09.787960 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 464589 2022-09-10T09:03:17.011484 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 553826 2025-08-09T07:18:00.889070 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 553739 2007-06-07T11:17:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20526 2025-08-09T07:18:15.337926 application/rdf+xml 12680 2025-08-09T07:18:03.794006 image/jpeg 3399 2025-08-09T07:18:03.543990 image/jpeg 447556 2007-06-07T11:17:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 215365 2007-06-07T11:17:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 520113 2025-08-09T07:18:01.637059 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia