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Applause, Honours and Mortification: Admiral Pellew’s psychology of achievement in combatting slavery
Stephen Martin United Kingdom & Thailand Aidan Jones United Kingdom Opening section of letter. Photo © Cat Ring Books, Amherst, Massachusetts. A revealing, unpublished letter was written by Edward Pellew two months after commanding the Bombardment of Algiers to suppress Mediterranean slave traders. Short, sensitive, and emotional, it is an insight into the psychology…