This is popular history, a narrative based on letters and records uncovered in various archives. I found it plodding, though the essence of the tale really helps one understand some aspects of the Atlantic world in 1767. Two “princes” related to a slave warlord in Calabar are enslaved (while many of their companions are massacred) by a rival warlord scheming with captains of slave ships. They are transported to Dominica. Because they speak English, and understand the slave trade, and personally know many captains and sailors, they are able to escape to Virginia. but they are enslaved again. They again escape and end up in Bristol. Eventually, they find their way back to Calabar, and end up becoming slave traders again. Ouf. Definitely worth reading.