The Zorg: A Tale of Greed and Murder That Inspired the Abolition of SlaveryNew · History, Nonfiction, Africa
The Zorg: A Tale of Greed and Murder That Inspired the Abolition of Slavery
2025 · 288 pages · Nonfiction
45
New
★ 4.15 on Goodreads · 7K ratings
≈ 7 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Goodreads Choice (history biography) finalist (2025). 4.15★ from 7K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
45Must-Read Score
- Critics10 out of 100 · counts 35%+4
- Readers51 out of 100 · counts 50%+29
- Buzz72 out of 100 · counts 15%+12
Where it ranks
- #146 of the 220 history books we rank
- #301 of the 730 new books we rank
- #698 of the 1,344 books we rank
Shortlisted
- Goodreads Choice (history biography) finalist (2025)
Reads as
True story, Thought-provoking
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